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Carey Nieuwhof

Overwhelmed? The easiest (and deadliest) thing to do is this.


Hi Reader,

When the world's on fire, which perhaps it is, what do you do?

Seth Godin frames it well.

The easy thing to do is to stay home and do nothing. The easy thing to do is abdicate, to let other people do something, and then blame them when it doesn’t match your agenda.
- Seth Godin

The challenge, of course, is that doing takes risks. Blaming, not so much.

Blaming costs nothing in the short run. But in the long run, blaming costs you your joy, your creativity, and ultimately your self-respect.

I'm guessing there's something you've been thinking about doing, saying, or starting for a long time. Maybe today is the day to do it.

What risk are you willing to take? Because the easiest thing is to do nothing.


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Cheering for you,

P.S. Being a force for good is not doing nothing.

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