If you have not seen the Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, I _HIGHLY_ recommend you set aside 1.25 hours and watch it.
Some of the nuggets I liked:
(1) Brick walls are there to stop the other people;
(2) Most of what we learn, we learn indirectly; and
(3) Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress you.
Have you figured-out the head fake?