Even a bad idea executed is better than a good idea undone.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of taking action, even if the idea is not perfect.
Paul Arden suggests that execution is more valuable than inaction, regardless of the quality of the idea. A bad idea that is acted upon has more potential for learning and growth than a good idea that remains unimplemented, highlighting the significance of taking risks and embracing action over procrastination.
In practice
In a motivational speech about entrepreneurship, this quote can inspire budding business owners to take risks.
Risks are a measure of people. People who won't take them are trying to preserve what they have. People who do take them often end up having more. Some risks have a future, and some people call them wrong. But being right may be like walking backwards proving where you've been. Being wrong isn't in the future, or in the past. Being wrong isn't anywhere but being here. Best place to be, eh?
Everybody wants to be good, but not many are prepared to make the sacrifices it takes to be great. To many people, being nice in order to be liked is more important. There's equal merit in that, but you must not confuse being good with being liked.
We are always waiting for the perfect brief from the perfect client. It almost never happens [...] Whatever is on your desk right now, that's the one. Make it the best you possibly can.
Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up.
If you can find a passion at a young age, somewhere between fifteen and thirty, if you can find that passion, I can pretty much guarantee you that you can be sixty-five and still love that passion and still have a reason to dance out of bed and down the hall every morning.
The question I ask myself like almost every day is: ‘Am I doing the most important thing I could be doing?' Unless I feel like I’m working on the most important problem that I can help with, then I’m not going to feel good about how I’m spending my time. And that’s what this company is.
The majority of players are looking for reasons to fold. I am looking for reasons to play.
Strive for perfection, but settle for excellence.
I learned that what happened to me did not have to define who I was. My past could not control my future unless I allowed it to.
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