When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Commit to a task confidently, then figure out the method while working on it.
- In plain terms
- Say yes first and learn how later.
- What can you take from it?
- Start by committing and solve the rest as you go.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What if you can't learn fast enough?
- Is confidence enough?
Another view
Overcommitting can lead to failure.
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