Brick Walls

If you've never had the chance to watch, or have never heard of Randy Pausch's Last Lecture, watch it. (10,689,701 views; 34,207 ratings, average rating - 5). I'm not going to get into details about it, because I simply wouldn't be able to do it justice. One of the recurring themes in the lecture really sticks with me: "Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want something."

How many times have we come up against an obstacle only to look at it, turn around and walk away, tail between legs? If you've walked away from something, you obviously didn't want it enough. The thing about that brick wall though is that it's not likely going anywhere. So, even if it means turning your back on it temporarily, it will always be there for you to scale.