“When is the time you felt most broken?” (HoNY interviews President Obama)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

“When is the time you felt most broken?”
“I first ran for Congress in 1999, and I got beat. I just got whooped. I had been in the state legislature for a long time, I was in the minority party, I wasn’t getting a lot done, and I was away from my family and putting a lot of strain on Michelle. Then for me to run and lose that bad, I was thinking maybe this isn’t what I was cut out to do. I was forty years old, and I’d invested a lot of time and effort into something that didn’t seem to be working. But the thing that got me through that moment, and any other time that I’ve felt stuck, is to remind myself that it’s about the work. Because if you’re worrying about yourself—if you’re thinking: ‘Am I succeeding? Am I in the right position? Am I being appreciated?’ --- then you’re going to end up feeling frustrated and stuck. But if you can keep it about the work, you’ll always have a path. There’s always something to be done.”



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[woo me with science]

1. ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6181900

[BeyondGeography]

2. That's him...Barack Obama is genuinely able to think objectively about himself

That can make him seem detached or even like he's having conversations with himself in public, but it's a very grown-up, restrained approach. A country that was more reflective would admire that quality in a President.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. agree

[lovemydog]

4. Thanks. It's about the work.

'But if you can keep it about the work, you’ll always have a path. There’s always something to be done.'

[sheshe2]

5. It's about the work and not the man.

Thanks Tuesday, great quote.