Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Adopting new ideas requires persistent effort and bravery over time.
- In plain terms
- You must fight hard to make good ideas work.
- What can you take from it?
- Implementation takes courage and patience.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why is this idea failing?
- Do I have enough energy to persist?
Another view
Patience can sometimes lead to missed opportunities.
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