Comments on: If You Don’t, You Can’t

By: maryagirl

maryagirl — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:12:49 +0000

Reading your article makes me think that we are in the same situation but you’re in a higher level.
Goodluck

By: saedel

saedel — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:41:40 +0000

@Manick
Reading your comment, I saw myself in you when I was still in school. I was introverted, and preferred to be alone. When there were group projects, I wasn’t always the leader because I wasn’t vocal enough. Thanks for sharing and for the kind words.

@Soham
You are absolutely correct. I agree that all problems have solutions, as I am an advocate of this saying: “You will not be given a problem you can not solve.” However, some people sell themselves short, and lose confidence when they see people who they believe are better and more capable than they are. And sometimes I’m guilty of that, too.

By: Soham

Soham — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:29:34 +0000

So true! Apt and hard hitting… Its often that we are too quick in underestimating ourselves. We give a look to the problem at hand and recklessly follow the attitude of “lose-it-even-before-I-took-it”. Many of my friends are like Tom. They give a look to it, a cold hard stare, a million negative things going in his head and then throwing up his hand and say, Man, does it look hard!

I believe in the rule: If there is a problem there must be a solution(mathematical/spiritual/practical)… so if there is a solution whats stopping me?

What do you think?

By: Manick

Manick — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:08:22 +0000

People don’t try because of the fear of failure looms large over their head. I remember, in my school days, that I am a very quiet person. I was not used to be an interactive person, for the simple fear that I might answer wrongly. Don’t be mistaken that I was a poor student. No, I used to be in the top cream of the class. But, still I would not speak out unless otherwise I felt perfectly right.

This behaviour was, in a way, partly due to some of my teachers. These teachers used to make fun when someone answers wrongly. I could still recall one incident where I said 0 divide by 0 is one and was humiliated in front of the class. Its about 20 years already, but still I cannot forget that.

Later when I had a chance to be a lecturer, for a short stint, I made it a point not to make fun of students in front of the entire class. I used to tell positive things in the classroom and negative things in private.

Great post! While I read only posts related to blogging mostly, this attracted me. Thanks.

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By: James - DigitalKeyToInfo

James - DigitalKeyToInfo — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:31:56 +0000

I agree with you. Sometimes, just getting started on something you don’t want to do can make the difference. It usually is not as bad as you think it will be.

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bloggingzoom.com — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:24:13 +0000

If You Don’t, You Can’t…

Do you stay in a dead end job and say, “Oh, I can’t quit, it’s hard for me to look for another job.” Do you allow your fears of trying to keep you stagnant? Think about it. How much often are you going to say I can’t, when it is so obvious th…

By: The Godfather

The Godfather — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:11:48 +0000

But there are some people who don’t try hard enough and afterwards you gonna hear them say: “At least they tried.”

“At least I tried” stuff is somehow an excuse for their failure. As for my fave Pat Benatar song, always “Hit Your Best Shot!”

By: Guillermo

Guillermo — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:37:17 +0000

I agree with the force of believing. Life facts proves it.
But also, one has to be wise in the way scarce time is spent, and our scarce capacity of processing perception and experiences