It's said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others' mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from others's successes.
John C. MaxwellRead
You can't avoid fear. No magic potion will take it away. And you can't wait for motivation to get you going. To conquer fear, you have to feel the fear and take action anyway.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Facing fear directly is essential for overcoming it; motivation is not always necessary.
This quote emphasizes that fear is an inevitable part of life that cannot be eliminated through simple solutions or waiting for external motivation. Instead, it advocates for confronting fear head-on and taking action despite feeling afraid, as this is the path to conquering it.
Themes
FearActionMotivationCourageOvercoming
In practice
Example use cases
During a team meeting, you might use this quote to encourage colleagues to take risks in their projects.
More from John C. Maxwell
All quotes →Courage and initiative come when you understand your purpose in life.
John C. MaxwellRead
Integrity is important in building relationships. And is the foundation upon which many other qualities for success are built, such as respect, dignity, and trust.
John C. MaxwellRead
Attitude is the first quality that marks the successful man. If he has a positive attitude and is a positive thinker, who likes challenges and difficult situations, then he has half his success achieved.
John C. MaxwellRead
Big-picture thinkers broaden their outlook by striving to learn from every experience. They don't rest on their successes, they learn from them.
John C. MaxwellRead
In most cases, those who want power probably shouldn't have it, those who enjoy it probably do so for the wrong reasons, and those who want most to hold on to it don't understand that it's only temporary.
John C. MaxwellRead
Similar quotes
He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.
Joseph HellerRead
The only way I can describe the extent of my anxiety is to say that I felt as if I were pregnant with a rock.
Katharine GrahamRead
Drag is really about reminding people that you are more than you think you are - you are more than what it says on your passport.
RupaulRead
There is no power in the world that can stop the forward march of free men and women when they are joined in the solidarity of human brotherhood.
Walter ReutherRead
Fighting is endurance, knocking a guy out in 10 seconds is not fighting, its beating him to the punch. But when you put in that time, that is fighting because you are thinking
Mike TysonRead
I can think of nothing more American than to peacefully stand up or take a knee for your rights - anytime, anywhere, anyplace.
Beto O'RourkeRead