Impressed

Published: Tuesday, 05 February 2013

People are impressed by what they can't do.

Hence I'm impressed by discipline.  Someone who can do the same action every day.  Such as swim, run, get up at 4am to row, put up a blog post everyday, work methodically towards something (i.e., write 10,000 words a day), get up every morning at the same time, or follow a routine.

I don't see myself as being very good at all that.  Which is why my New Year's resolution for the year was to post a blog post everyday.

What are you impressed by?  What goal can you set for yourself around that?

About Me

Marita ChengForbes named me a world's top 50 woman in tech & 30 Under 30. I founded Robogals and Aipoly and was Young Australian of the Year 2012. Currently working on robotics company Aubot. I'm the youngest Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and I give speeches around the world.

I tweet @maritacheng and I'm on Facebook.

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