David DrakeAnytime you're afraid to try something new...just remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the titanic.
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When you are afraid to try something new, think of the people who built the ark that all of us use today. They were amateurs. They didn’t know if it would work or sink or not, but they did it anyway. Yes, it is hard to be an amateur.
It is hard to feel like you are taking a chance when you do something new because so many people have done everything before you that it seems like your idea will just be someone else’s idea that has already been done before. But let me tell you what this quote means to me: If you do something, no matter how small, and it works! Then all of a sudden you can move on to bigger things. You can start trying new things and see how much better things can get.
You can make yourself better by taking risks and moving forward because now you know that all the hard work is not in vain!
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