Friday, August 26, 2011

"The past is ignorant of the present. Be careful in taking its advice."


In Dr. Mark Chironna's book "Live YOUR Dream" he quotes Mason Cooley:  "The past is ignorant of the present.  Be careful in taking its advice."

There's two sides to that in my opinion:
  1. If you had past failures (I did!), don't let that dictate your future.  Wipe the slate clean and hold on to the shirt tails of someone that has been where you want to go or that is ahead of you in the direction you want to go.
  2. If you've personally had past success, be on the look out for how you can move to the next level.  Often times what got us from point A to B can slow us down moving from point B to C.  In addition to you personally, pay attention to relationships with people and organizations, employers, partnerships and affiliations.  Over time things change.  Be on the look out for those things and don't let them trip you up.
Think HUGE.

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