Originally Posted by architect
God, I would hate to fill my home or workplace with such posters, notwithstanding the fact that they provide witty out-of-the-box messages. The negativism will surely pull down the enthusiasm of those reading them and have a detrimental impact on their subconscious minds if they get to read them day in and day out. All it does is to encourage losers to be losers.

Instead, I have always encouraged my kids to imagine and pursue their dreams - no matter how hard or how long it will take them - as long as I know it is doable. Instead of being discouraged by whatever limitations their situation may impose on them, I teach them to be resourceful and work around them. And this does not necessarily mean using extensive financial resources.

My oldest son is now an incoming freshman at Stanford University. He carries with him a healthy attitude of knowing that he can achieve his goals by being diligent in his pursuits, by not being discouraged by limitations, but by daring to pursue his dreams, one step at a time.

Yet there was a time he wasn't excelling academically. What if I had told him then to stop pursuing his goals and to accept his limitations instead of encouraging him to keep on trying, even when his objective of studying in one of the world's best university seemed so far fetch at that time? What if I had put up that poster in his bedroom?

Oh boy, I hate to even think about it. The world has already far too many losers as it is.
dude, your decision in sending your kid to Stanford is excellent

that will make him see how small and insignificant and unimportant the Philippines is in the grand scheme of things

i'm not always bearish

my bearishness is location specific

if you have big dreams and you're at the right place, great things can happen

if you have big dreams and you're stuck here, you can only go so far

the best drivers go to F1

the best actors go to Hollywood

the best pool players and boxers compete at Las Vegas

i don't care how much positive thinking one has

i don't care how many inspirational and motivational quotes one memorized

if you're stuck here in these poor Pacific islands, your just a midget

even if you're the tallest midget

you're still a midget