You have to make it happen.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Success requires active effort rather than passive waiting.
- In plain terms
- Make things happen yourself.
- What can you take from it?
- Take action to create results.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are you waiting for?
- How can you start now?
Another view
Some circumstances limit how much action can achieve.
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