From Lloyd Davis:
Yesterday I heard someone say “Fear can either stand for ‘Fuck Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Recover’“
I get frustrated some times when things don’t go my way. And there are times when a lot of things don’t work out how you hoped. Like the time I invested in a startup and it took four years to show profit and never paid me a damn cent. Or the other time I invested in a startup and helped them get their first deal and I got bloody nothing out of that one too. Do I need to mention my publishing company that I pulled the plug on because I was sick of doing 90% of the work? Or any of another number of efforts that don’t stick because for almost everything, one man is not enough. Especially when that one man can’t write a line of code or design a straight line. So, yes, I’ve had my share of downs, I like to think.
you’re made of sterner stuff than me to be able to even try..
Sometimes King Sisyphus is a good role model. Giving up won’t fix anything.
The events today may have knocked me down a little but I’m unfortunately too stupid to give up. So I leave you with this.
Today, we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives. We have created, for the first time in all history, a garden of pure ideology. Where each worker may bloom secure from the pests of contradictory and confusing truths. Our Unification of Thoughts is more powerful a weapon than any fleet or army on earth. We are one people, with one will, one resolve, one cause. Our enemies shall talk themselves to death and we will bury them with their own confusion. We shall prevail!
I have another one to chuck in the pot. A couple of years back Janet Harkin & I happened to be in the right place at the right time to see Miles Hilton-Barber speak. Miles is a blind adventurer & he’s been to the South Pole & all sorts of places. He’s the ultimate in not accepting the hand you’ve been dealt but going ahead & doing the things you want to do. He was inspirational. He calls FEAR False Evidence Appearing Real & he recommends people to stand up & not be too afraid. Face your fears down – you might surprise yourself!
There are many people out there who aren’t even given the *chance to fail*.
Besides, you don’t want success fast. It’d be all downhill for your life from there. It’s true!