I came across this fantastic quote from Leonardo da Vinci today whilst doing some writing for the Amazing People Club:
It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.
It’s not a new concept by any means. Successful people attribute their success to going out and seizing the moment. I just like how da Vinci articulated it: don’t just seize the moment. Be the moment, the something that happens. Start the momentum, initiate the action, react to a situation. Be not idle, and amazing things will occur. Nobody got anywhere by sitting at home doing nothing. Accomplish something and dream big – while you’re going for it, just might as well go as far as you can!
Da Vinci is featuring in the Amazing Careers book, which I am working on with the author. For more information, have a look at his website, My Amazing People.
