Great Quote: Optimism without Action

Via Aditya Kothadiya’s blog post…

“There is no difference between a pessimist who says, “Oh, it’s hopeless, so don’t bother doing anything,” and an optimist who says, “Don’t do anything. It’s going to turn out fine anyway.” Either way, nothing happens.”

Inspired by Rajesh Setty’s mini-saga’s I attempted to write one earlier. The gist of the story was that knowledge may be power, but without actions, it accomplishes nothing. Which means action is more powerful.

I think same applies to optimism. Optimism should stem from your abilities to do things and not merely from dependence on fate.

I am reminded of a post I wrote a couple of months back on effort, execution and leadership in troubled times, where I had mentioned a quote from Seth Godin. I would reproduce the quote again, because it really goes very well with the one above. Here it goes –

“And that’s the key to the paradox of effort: While luck may be more appealing than effort, you don’t get to choose luck. Effort, on the other hand, is totally available, all the time.”

Have a great weekend!