teddy roosevelt on being in the arena, from the foreword of amp it up đź’Ż https://t.co/fMHDMKrMzi
teddy roosevelt on being in the arena, from the foreword of amp it up đź’Ż https://t.co/fMHDMKrMzi
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort w
... See moreTodd Herman • You Are the Brand
The painter Vincent van Gogh on taking action:
“I tell you, if one wants to be active, one mustn’t be afraid to do something wrong sometimes, not afraid to lapse into some mistakes. To be good — many people think that they’ll achieve it by doing no harm — and that’s a lie, and you said yourself in the past that it was a lie. That leads to stagnation... See more
“I tell you, if one wants to be active, one mustn’t be afraid to do something wrong sometimes, not afraid to lapse into some mistakes. To be good — many people think that they’ll achieve it by doing no harm — and that’s a lie, and you said yourself in the past that it was a lie. That leads to stagnation... See more
James Clear • 3-2-1: On being in the right room, confidence, and taking action
the man in the arena is admirable. As is the soldier and the politician and the businesswoman and all the other occupations. But, and this is a big but, only if we’re in the arena for the right reasons.