“I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it!”

Feb 18, 2022 | Friday Quotes

“I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it!”
– Madam CJ Walker
Success and the leadership needed to achieve it often start with a dream and desire to do better. Actually achieving success is connected to opportunity. The question is: are opportunities presented or created? That perspective depends upon your view, and your view may lead to (or not) success. Consumers of safety may not realize the opportunity is there, which is why safety professionals seek to make their own opportunity by engaging with (and learning from) their consumers to deliver results.

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I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Organizations, like people, are not infallible. To succeed requires diligence and, in some cases, grit. Safety integrated into the organization requires understanding the end user and how it will be used. Misses will happen: improve from each one.

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