tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495401.post652728984252606401..comments2008-05-30T10:29:48.741-07:00Karen Toast Congerhttps://profiles.google.com/117645897260182920195noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495401.post-65787564450355740162008-05-30T10:29:00.000-07:002008-05-30T10:29:00.000-07:00You had me at bullshit. :-)<BR/><BR/>Instead of focusing on the final goal or the outcome, how about we focus on how hard we worked to get there. Look at the work, blood, sweat, tears, etc. it too to get somewhere, not where we are!Robbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905154387028449455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495401.post-43874424913542138552008-05-28T23:54:00.000-07:002008-05-28T23:54:00.000-07:00My initial flying instructor had a saying: Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly. <BR/><BR/>I've always liked that saying. We're all bad at stuff when we start out. If we really value the thing we're pursuing, we'll keep after it until we do it better than poorly, then we'll do it adequately, and maybe, eventually, we'll do it well. When I started flying I needed lots of help getting the plane down safely. Now I am a licensed pilot and I can land all by myself without breaking anything, which meets the criteria of another old piloting saying:<BR/><BR/>Any landing you walk away from is a good one. Any landing where the plane is reusable is a GREAT one. <BR/><BR/>I am a GREAT pilot. No medals, no ribbons, no public accolades, just my conviction of my own competence, achieved by a series of "failures" (doing it poorly).Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558951624021488338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495401.post-5157541972664415942008-05-27T15:42:00.000-07:002008-05-27T15:42:00.000-07:00Yes, agree agree agree. Not to mention where the Sam Hell are we supposed to put all of the "you win for trying" medals and trophies. (hint: it ended up with them all stacked neatly in a box, someplace dark and dusty).Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790787955193833733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495401.post-62994840204916042292008-05-23T20:16:00.000-07:002008-05-23T20:16:00.000-07:00@al.thomason Heh. Actually, I'm a GTD fan girl among my other hobbies. When I get an idea for an article, I add it to my iGTD list. This was one from about 2 months ago but the moment I saw the topic come up in my "ideas for articles list" I remembered the frustrated feeling of rage like I was reliving the moment. <BR/><BR/>I also find the accompanying AdSense google ads just howlingly funny. It's irresistible.Toasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01502441539444340761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495401.post-27603699909093034102008-05-23T14:20:00.000-07:002008-05-23T14:20:00.000-07:00Not sure what set you off on this today, but one word for you: Yup.al.thomason@iname.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14003062490479597593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495401.post-80122252337889549462008-05-23T10:33:00.000-07:002008-05-23T10:33:00.000-07:00Good job!! I wish there were more parents like you, so when the kids eventually go to work, they won't expect everything to be easy!French Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11660199071115514943noreply@blogger.com