As the saying goes, there are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots.
Or is it sailors?
Climbers?
It holds true for most things. Not that boldness means what it used to, but as a matter of longevity in any field of work, you stick around if you make wise decisions, not bold ones.
Sounds like a real drag though.
How about this: A ship is safe in harbor, but that is not what a ship is for.
That sounds better.
It means you need to get busy living or get busy dying. It means you let a bit of bravery shine through.
We have this balancing act. We need to make wise decisions, show up, and stay in the game. But we also need to be sure and get started. Get out of the harbor. Get into the game. Safety and compliance are not the goal. That’s not what this life is for.
“All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it’s impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.”
Niccolò Machiavelli
Boldness is acting despite risk. Bravery.
Its understanding that the risk of inaction is greater than the risk of action, and then making the next best move.
