the people who can start things will be the major beneficiaries in the coming years. because the barrier is no longer knowledge or skills, it’s courage.
the people who can start things will be the major beneficiaries in the coming years. because the barrier is no longer knowledge or skills, it’s courage.
The number of people who are willing to start something is MUCH smaller than the number of people willing to contribute once someone else starts something.
Clay Shirky • Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
People try to explain the world, but the real point is to change the world.
Derek Sivers • How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
We are entering the post-information age. The barrier is no longer knowledge. It’s intention, self-regulation, and courage.
Sari Azout • Figuring it out, again and again
There’s an abundance of smart, compassionate people with ideas worth finishing and ample know-how who can’t get momentum on those ideas for the simple reason that their courage is lacking. Courage is more important than talent when it comes to finishing what matters most, for courageous action can build talent, but fear keeps us stuck in the confin
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We are entering the post-information age. The barrier is no longer knowledge. It's intention, self-regulation, and courage.
-Sari
“It’s never been a better time for self-motivated people.
Anyone connected to the internet has the education power of a university and the distribution power of a media company at their fingertips.
Curiosity, courage, and persistence are the new gatekeepers.”
Anyone connected to the internet has the education power of a university and the distribution power of a media company at their fingertips.
Curiosity, courage, and persistence are the new gatekeepers.”
James Clear • 3 Ideas, 2 Quotes, 1 Question (January 16, 2020) | James Clear
There’s an abundance of smart, compassionate people with ideas worth finishing and ample know-how who can’t get momentum on those ideas for the simple reason that their courage is lacking.
Charlie Gilkey • Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done
The solopreneur evangelists tell us that these practicalities will eventually fall into place if you just do good work. The logic of a thousand true fans also supports this view. But the leaders in the passion economy show us that it takes a certain kind of creativity, a kind of transmutable enthusiasm across genres to make these projects work beyo... See more