[kevinstubbs]

If you're not going to do something awesome why not work hard?

Broken down:

If you aren't going to do something awesome (like travel a lot), [then] why not work hard [instead]?

[sokoloff]

Ah thank you. I was stuck on a tight linkage between awesomeness and work:

If you're going to do something awesome, why not work hard [to achieve great things]?

or

If you're not going to something awesome, why work hard [because what's the point if it's not awesome]?