Getting Your Groove Back

"If you want to be successful you have to live on 3 hours or 2 hours of sleep" ... "stay up for 3 days" ... "forget to eat" ... "sleep is for those people who are broke"

I hope nobody on my team follows this advice. :)

Re: Getting Your Groove Back

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Post by jasonshen » Sat, Jul 16, 2011, 1:15 AM UTC

rmason wrote: post #4

I like this one by ET on resiliency. The story of Mike Tyson vs Buster Douglas and why it is better to be a turtle than a rabbit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtkSGhvF350&feature=relmf...

I love that story about beating Mike Tyson. ET's presentation style is really great too. You can tell he's just so passionate about this material.

Re: Getting Your Groove Back

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Post by jasonshen » Sat, Jul 16, 2011, 1:17 AM UTC

nostromo wrote: post #5

gerbera wrote: post #3

Here's another great video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fsm-QbN9r8

"If you want to be successful you have to live on 3 hours or 2 hours of sleep" ... "stay up for 3 days" ... "forget to eat" ... "sleep is for those people who are broke" I hope nobody on my team follows this advice. :)

I believe he's deliberately saying these things to shock the kids he's talking to into listening carefully. By challenging their assumptions about what it takes to succeed, he's hoping to get them to change their behavior. Maybe they sleep 7 hours instead of 10 + naps and spend 2 out of 3 of those extra hours doing productive work. That could make a really big difference in their lives.

Re: Getting Your Groove Back

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Post by rooshdi » Sat, Jul 16, 2011, 2:21 AM UTC

Great post Jason. Sometimes we just need to reflect in moments of despair and think about life and the meaning of it all. We are all destined to die and nothing is guaranteed. Our lives can be cut short at any moment. Nothing else matters but now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obo6xCAHIG8

Re: Getting Your Groove Back

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Post by jasoncrawford » Sat, Jul 16, 2011, 3:05 AM UTC

"Our world is one of second chances, of comebacks and turn arounds." So true. It seems that every major success story had a dark period when things weren't going well. The comeback may be more the rule than the exception.

Re: Getting Your Groove Back

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Post by naba » Sat, Jul 16, 2011, 7:46 AM UTC

Great article and videos. "passion has a funny way of trumping logic".Wonderful line