Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life alternates between moments of power and moments of being static or powerless.
- In plain terms
- Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that luck and circumstances change over time.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you feel like the statue recently?
- How do you handle shifting power dynamics?
Another view
Sometimes structural forces, not luck, determine who is the pigeon.
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