Something my elders used to say was, "An ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of cure."
Former Harvard President, Derek Bok said "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance."
It was Whitney M. Young who said, "It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared."
And another age old adage of wisdom asks "Is it not better to measure ten times and cut once than to measure once and cut ten times?"
Former Harvard President, Derek Bok said "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance."
It was Whitney M. Young who said, "It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared."
And another age old adage of wisdom asks "Is it not better to measure ten times and cut once than to measure once and cut ten times?"
I truly believe that one of the main reasons people fail in life is because they often mistake an idea for a plan and their enthusiasm for preparation. There's nothing wrong with having a good idea, this is where all of our advances, both great and small come from. However, in order for that good idea to be of benefit, it must be converted into a great plan! And it is during the planning stages that you discover how you can go about making that good idea a reality.
There's a saying that goes, "Sometimes you have to take the jump and build your wings on the way down." Now, I can respect that in terms of having faith and all, but from a practical standpoint, I cannot help but continue to think, "If you don't anything about HOW to build wings before you jumped, where is that knowledge going to come from while you're falling?"
People want what they want and they want it now. You're probably no different. The next time you're struck by what you believe to be serendipity, take a moment of pause to reflect and then another to prepare.
You'll be glad you did.
There's a saying that goes, "Sometimes you have to take the jump and build your wings on the way down." Now, I can respect that in terms of having faith and all, but from a practical standpoint, I cannot help but continue to think, "If you don't anything about HOW to build wings before you jumped, where is that knowledge going to come from while you're falling?"
People want what they want and they want it now. You're probably no different. The next time you're struck by what you believe to be serendipity, take a moment of pause to reflect and then another to prepare.
You'll be glad you did.
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