an interviewer recently asked me what the best piece of advice i ever received was. i couldn’t decide. it was either, “be careful what you’re good at,” or “ask forgiveness, not permission,” or “do good work and put it where people can see it.” tell me yours. i’ll frame it in forsythia.
forsythia
saint paul, minnesota
speak soft and takes a good stick (in sense figurative, of course)
Practicality is making the best of a situation. Ingenuity is turning it around.
Author unknown. Found this on a card in the late 1970s, and tried to keep it as a reminder ever since.
The real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.
Progress can’t come from simply breaking down the ideas of others. It comes from listening and offering better solutions.
“Es ist nicht genug, zu wissen, man muß auch anwenden; es ist nicht genug zu wollen, man muß auch tun.” – Goethe. Or as Mark likes to remind the kids (daily): Knowing and doing are two different things.
“Take advantage of every unfair advantage you’re given.”
„Mach es sofort!“
„Do it instantly!“
Works super for things like „Nah, will put that stuff away later“ or „I’ll take it out next time i go to the garbage“