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Quote of the Day

July 23, 2007 02:16 PM EDT

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"Don’t do what you want. Do what you don’t want. Do what you’re trained not to want. Do the things that scare you the most.” —Chuck Palahniuk

I think some of the most successful people are those who do what no one else wants to do.

What do you think of this quote?

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Nippy Katz (not his real name) Patriotic Troll of Gather Freedom Jul 23, 2007, 2:51pm EDT

Like any simple prescription for living it has good and bad points. One factor theories always do.

Jumping off a real, not metaphorical, bridge is always a bad idea. It doesn't make you a better person. Hitting yourself over the head with a hammer isn't very rewarding either. Making loud indecent proposals to women at social gatherings is probably not very worthwhile.

OTOH, confronting your fears about things that will do you good is beneficial.

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Bundy P Jul 23, 2007, 4:04pm EDT

I try to force myself to do things I don't want to do so fear doesn't grab a hold of my life

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michelle K. Jul 23, 2007, 4:23pm EDT

Another quote that reminds me of this one is "Feel the Fear and do it anyway." by Joyce Meyer. I can't tell you how many times that has gotten me to do something I knew I had to do but didn't want to do because of fear.

I agree, a lot of people in life who get far do not let fear stop them!

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Denise B. Jul 24, 2007, 9:15am EDT

fear stops a lot of people from doing what they would really like to do. it's hard to get past stereo types of what you SHOULD be doing and do what you want.

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