I avoid grandiose plans. I start with a small piece that I can do. I go to the root of the problem and then work around it. It's building brick by brick.
Interpretation
Focusing on small, manageable tasks can lead to effective problem-solving and success over time.
This quote by Muhammad Yunus emphasizes the importance of taking a practical and grounded approach to achieving goals. Instead of getting overwhelmed by large, ambitious plans, it encourages individuals to break down their challenges into smaller, more manageable pieces and tackle them one step at a time. By addressing the core issues and building incrementally, individuals can create sustainable solutions and ultimately reach their objectives.
In practice
During a team meeting, I shared this quote to emphasize the importance of starting small in our project.
Civilization has given us enormous successes: going to the moon, technology. But then this is the civilisation that took us to debt, environmental crisis, every single crisis. We need a civilization where we say goodbye to these things.
What I did not know yet about hunger, but would find out over the next twenty-one years, was that brilliant theorists of economics do not find it worthwhile to spend time discussing issues of poverty and hunger. They believe that these will be resolved when general economic prosperity increases. These economists spend all their talents detailing the process of development and prosperity, but rarely reflect on the origin and development of poverty and hunger. A a result, poverty continues.
People.. were poor not because they were stupid or lazy. They worked all day long, doing complex physical tasks. They were poor because the financial institution in the country did not help them widen their economic base.
Some people think that poor people are lazy. Actually, it takes a lot of work to survive when you are dirt-poor.
Once poverty is gone, we'll need to build museums to display its horrors to future generations. They'll wonder why poverty continued so long in human society - how a few people could live in luxury while billions dwelt in misery, deprivation and despair.
By simply capitalizing on core strengths and knowledge, companies and entrepreneurs can engage in an emerging business model that will enable them to create - and demonstrate - real, sustainable social impact in society.
Anything that won't sell, I don't want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.
Nobody is an overnight success. Most overnight successes you see have been working at it for ten years.
When I started off riding, you dream about being champion jockey. Then I wanted to be champion jockey again. Then I wanted to ride 200 winners in a season. Then, when there was a chance of riding more winners than Richard Dunwoody, that was my goal.
The surest path to success is to surround yourself with brilliant women
I get a lot of letters from people saying, 'How do I get into radio, how do I get into telly?' and I wish there was an answer, because there's no ladder. There are no parameters. You've just got to go in wherever you can, make the tea, and slowly make your way up the ladder.
I want people to remember that greatness is not a sports term. It's a life term.
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