I may say that this is the greatest factor … the way in which every difficulty is foreseen, and precautions taken for meeting or avoiding it.
Victory awaits him who has everything in order—luck, people call it.
Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time; this is called bad luck.
Roald Amundsen, first man to the South Pole, and first man to reach both Poles. In his 1912 book The South Pole.
Quotes
Kathy McCullough on mistakes
“Don’t concentrate on your mistakes. Just move on, let it go, and put the bad landings behind you.”
~ Kathy McCullough, retired 747 Captain, talking on the Inspired Pilot Podcast.
Managing risk and anticipating challenges
“The appeal of a physically perilous sport … isn’t the inherent danger of it. It’s about the process of managing risk and anticipating challenges. You need to figure out how to prepare and control everything you can, and then you need to be ready for the things you can’t control.”
Ashley Merryman, co-author of ‘Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing’, writing in this month’s Red Bull Bulletin.
New book on mastering habits
The crucial thing about habits is the lack of decision-making. Making decisions is draining. Habits free you from using self-control or willpower.
~ Gretchen Rubin
Will Smith on the perpetual pursuit
I’m never going to be a good enough father. I’m never going to be a good enough husband. I’m never going to be a good enough actor for myself. I just never will be, and I have to get comfortable with waking up every day and trying to move some little increment closer to the person I have always dreamed of being. This is the journey.
Will Smith, interview in Esquire magazine, March 2015
