#101: chasing bold ideas
A road diverges in the woods, and we have a choice. The safe one and the dangerous one. The one that pays well and the one that teaches a lot. The one that people understand and the one they don’t. The one that challenges us and the one that doesn’t.
It’s the cumulative result of these choices that leads to a life worth writing about, or a life wort
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Do you think that Leonardo da Vinci or Amelia Earhart or Richard Branson set out thinking, “I want to live a balanced life”? No. Their aim was on audacity, full expression, and all the boundaries that they were compelled to break.
Danielle LaPorte • The Fire Starter Sessions
“The Paradox of Focus:
Make the most of one opportunity and more opportunities will come your way.
Moving boldly in one direction causes more paths to unfold before you.
To get more, focus on less.”
Make the most of one opportunity and more opportunities will come your way.
Moving boldly in one direction causes more paths to unfold before you.
To get more, focus on less.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On the paradox of focus, criticism, and the value of reading
In either case, the big idea is not another small logical step on the journey. It’s a giant imaginative leap. The big idea transports you to somewhere else entirely. You know you’ve landed in a good place, but it’s not where you expected to end up when you set off. It’s exciting. It feels right. But you’re not entirely sure how you got here.
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