A Quote by Jamais Cascio
Futures thinking is hard work. Fortunately, you do get better at it with practice. It's worth the effort.
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I've found in life the more you practice, the better you get. If you want something enough and work hard to get it, your chances of success are greater.
Everyone works hard when they want to, when they get quick results, when it's convenient to put forth effort. The best work hard when they don't want to, when it's inconvenient to give it that little extra effort... and that extra effort might be just what they need to place them on top.
That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.
Making better choices takes work. There is a daily give and take, but it is worth the effort.
What my work is, is my approach to it. It's the practice. And my work is about the effort that I make to get there. And I think if there's anything artistic, it's in that middle space.
Thinking is trying to think the unthinkable: thinking the thinkable is not worth the effort.
Remember, the goal of structured futures thinking is to come up with a picture of possible futures that will help to inform strategic decisions.
I will always tour, it's hard work it really is hard work, but the feedback and the buzz you get back from it is worth it.
Why do we make so much of knowledge, struggle so hard to get some little skill not worth the effort?
Everything is worth it. The hard work, the times when you're tired, the times where you're a bit sad... In the end, it's all worth it because it really makes me happy. There's nothing better than loving what you do.
Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top.
Work hard and follow your dreams. I work nine and a half hours a day, five days a week; it's a lot of hard work and sacrifices, but in the end, it all comes out to be worth it. If you want to get a head-start into the entertainment business, get into a performing arts school or start performing in a theater because that's one of the main places that agents and managers look for talent.
College, our job is to get guys to get better. Work hard, get better and be in position so when your time comes you get to play in the NBA.
Once practice starts, we work hard, and that's the best conditioning there is. Everything counts. Every little thing counts. Run hard, play hard, go after the ball hard, guard hard. If you play soft (what I call signing a 'non-aggression pact' with your teammates), you won't ever get into shape.
Basically, if you work hard and practice an instrument every day, you'll learn how to play like a professional. You'll get better and better each day. And that's how it works for me. I wasn't magically inclined to play. I had to keep practicing and practicing to train my fingers.
I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.
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