Chapter Ten

GO FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE

Playing safe is probably the most unsafe thing in the world. You cannot stand still. You must go forward.

—Robert Collier

We should regret our mistakes and learn from them, but never carry them forward into the future with us.

—Lucy Maud Montgomery

Enduring setbacks while maintaining the ability to show others the way to go forward is a true test of leadership.

—Nitin Nohria

Having thus chosen our course, without guile and with pure purpose, let us renew our trust in God, and go forward without fear.

—Abraham Lincoln

Confidence is contagious and so is the lack of confidence.

—Vince Lombardi

One cursory reading of this little, practical book will not make you a “master” in anything. Of course not.

But even one reading of this system will put you far ahead of where you were just a few hours ago. It will put you far ahead of others around you who struggle with information overload, additional responsibilities thanks to “right-sizing,” multiple projects for home, work, and personal life. Yes, you are already on your way to a calmer and more productive future.

Remember where you were before you read these pages, before you learned this simple, easy system for handling even the most difficult and seemingly impossible “mountains”?

I assure you. Right now, you are in a much different place than you were before.

And that’s a good thing, a very good thing.

Now, as your patient and respectful coach—as a seasoned mentor who has helped tens of thousands ...

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