“I believe you make your own luck. My motto is ‘It’s always a mistake not to go.’ So I jump on the airplane, try new things—sometimes I get in way over my head, but then I think, I’ll work my way out of this somehow. A big part of making your own luck is just charging out of the gate every morning…The thing I love about living in New York is that I never fail to get up in the morning and think, Something adventurous is going to happen today. The energy is operating at full throttle all the time. And if you want to be lucky you’ve got to go out and take advantage of it.” IfsThinkingWayWantTryingBelieveSometimesBigsHappensTodayEnergyI BelieveMistakeMorningFailingNew YorkLuckyAdvantageLuckGet UpMy WayGatesAirplaneNew ThingsEvery MorningMottoAdventurousThings I LoveChargingMy MottoLucky YouThrottle Author:Tom Brokaw
“Surely arrested development consists not in refusing to lose old things but in failing to add new things.” LosesFailingDevelopmentAddNew ThingsArrestedOld Things Book:On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature Source: On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
“There are two sure ways to fail: never get started and quit before you succeed. Many companies promote the language of risk-taking and innovation but are so concerned with short term profit goals that their culture discourages innovation (trying new things) and abandons promising projects too soon. It shouldn't require exceptional moral courage to try new things and stick with them.” WayTryingTwoCultureLanguageGoalTermCompanyMoralFailingRiskSucceedProjectsConcernedInnovationSticksProfitQuittingAbandonNew ThingsExceptionalShort TermDiscouragingRisk-takingMoral CourageTrying New Things Author:Michael Josephson
“There is no such thing as failure; everything is just a stepping stone to a greater lesson or achievement. I have found that to be absolutely true. My so-called failures have been some of my greatest learning tools. I just make sure to fail up. I'm not afraid to fall on my face while I attempt new things.” Has BeensFacesFallFoundGreaterFailingLessonsAchievementToolsStonesNot AfraidNew ThingsStepping Stones Author:Idara Victor