There are three types of people in this world. Firstly, there are people who make things happen. Then there are people who watch things happen. Lastly, there are people who ask, what happened? Which do you want to be?

Steve Backley
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I know what you’re saying: “I want to be a person who makes things happen and not one who just watches and wonders. I want to be a person who knows how to make things happen and is able to stop wondering, and instead take action and keep moving forward.”

Source: The Champion In All Of Us: 12 Rules For Success

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