tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942543204523623965.post6389604669243457559..comments2023-08-23T10:50:01.989+02:00Comments on An American in Pretoria: Thoughts on Antarctic Explorers and GreatnessAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095111058783870082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942543204523623965.post-8385399838766738212012-03-23T18:47:41.771+02:002012-03-23T18:47:41.771+02:00I believe totally, absolutely, and 100% in you, to...I believe totally, absolutely, and 100% in you, too!Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329024680812902738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942543204523623965.post-60056554767301306482012-03-22T16:20:41.479+02:002012-03-22T16:20:41.479+02:00I just read a book entitled "Geeks in the Kit...I just read a book entitled "Geeks in the Kitchen", which is about the actual science behind cooking. In it, the author said that fear of failure is largely an American phenomenon (although I'm sure it plagues many Western cultures) and is due to the fact that we are bombarded by images of perfection - Photoshopped people, perfect-looking food, etc. Consequently we don't want to try anything because we fear that nothing we produce could ever look like the photos we see... which is true, but....<br /><br />The truly great men and women throughout history failed time and time and time again. They just kept going until they finally hit success. Many of them persevered with the world laughing in their faces, too (which really grieves me and was rather the point of this blog: that we only value risk, etc. after the success and not in the middle of the trying and failing).<br /><br />I was just as inspired by Ernest Shackleton, although, I have to admit that antarctic exploration is not something I would endeavour to undertake!<br /><br />Keep trying. Keep failing. And hold your head high throughout. I believe in you.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095111058783870082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942543204523623965.post-25673765085143733332012-03-22T16:11:13.195+02:002012-03-22T16:11:13.195+02:00Oh, Annie! You are speaking my heart right now. I ...Oh, Annie! You are speaking my heart right now. I LOVE this. Especially the part about going against wisdom and having failure on the road. I get so paralyzed by the fear to fail that I forget how normal it is. Thank you for that!!!:)Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329024680812902738noreply@blogger.com