Part of the Adventure is the uncertainty
“If you are starting out on an adventure and are already convinced that you will succeed, why even start?”
-Sir Edmund Hillary
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I absorb ideas from every course I can, and put them to practical use.
The Mexican Fisherman
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Reach for the Stars
I’d rather be a “could-be” if I cannot be and “are”; because a “could be” is a “maybe” who is reaching for a star. I’d rather be a “has-been” than a “might-have-been,” by far. For a “might-have-been” has never “been,” but a “has” was once an “are.” -Milton Berle Tweet
“Our deepest fear…”
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It s our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightening about shrinking so that other people around you won’t feel insecure. We are…
Courage…
“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you, you are wrong. There are always difficulties rising, which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end, requires some of the same courage…
Risk Managment
Everywhere I went I tried to learn, assimilating the positive qualities of various employers, even if I didn’t admire all their traits. I learned from Raiders owner Al Davis, the man who fired me four games into the 1989 season. When I was around him, I would ask myself, “why has he won three Super…