Living by Experience

Living by Experience

Great things happen to those who don’t wait

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Wilko van de Kamp
Oct 25, 2023
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Many people spend a lot of time analyzing, planning and organizing various parts of their life, but they fail to take action. Successful people also analyze, plan and organize, but they never fail to take action. When you take action things start to happen. Personally, I learn much more quickly while I am in action, doing something, anything: things become clear, and the next steps become obvious.

“To be successful, you have to do what successful people do, and successful people are highly action-oriented”.

Often, we tend to not take action because of some fear. What if it all goes wrong? Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric, said that mistakes can often be as good as a teacher as success. There is no point in being too cautious, because even if I make a mistake (or two), I can learn from them, and can still achieve my goals. One thing is certain: by not doing something I will definitely not reach my goals, regardless of how big or small they might be. You cannot think your wa…

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