Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I'm a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of the worst case scenario. I call it 'the eaten by wolves factor.' If I do something, what's the most terrible thing that could happen? Would I be eaten by wolves? One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist, is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose. There are a lot of things I don't worry about, because I have a plan in place if they do.
Randy PauschRead at least one book a month. This is self-serving, obviously. It's a proven fact that people who read buy more books than people who don't read. In truth, I wish you'd read ten books a month, or at least buy that many.
Randy PauschThe fact that fashion goes out of fashion and then comes back into fashion based solely on what a few people somewhere think they can sell, well to me, thatโs insanity.
Randy PauschBrick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.
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