A thought by John C. Maxwell (2015-10-06) from his book, Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters (p. 11). Center Street. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) That thought blows away an excuse we use over and over. I can’t do that. I wish I could but I'm not good at it. But we do anything to keep from starting something new and we waist the opportunities that are out there for us. John says, “To put significance in our stories, we must also take action. Being passive may feel safe. If you do nothing, nothing can go wrong. But while inaction cannot fail, it cannot succeed either. We can wait, and hope, and wish, but if we do, we miss the stories our lives could be.” He then says, “Let me help you by telling you something you need to know. You won’t do well the first time you do anything. You don’t know what you’re doing when you start. Nobody is good at the beginning of doing something new. Get over it… I
Continuing a thought from a book I am reading...