“I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come about by accident; they came through preparation and work.”
Thomas A. Edison
Preparation
Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
2 Corinthians 9:6 NIV
Galatians 6:7 says, “A man reaps what he sows.” Here are three fundamental truths connected to this verse: You always reap what you sow; you always reap later than you sow; and you always reap more than you sow.
Good luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
“The art of war is a science in which nothing succeeds which has not been calculated and thought out.”
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), French Emperor and General
The main cause of nervousness is fear of the unknown.
Dig your well before you’re thirsty
When planning a speech from scratch, follow this 2000 year-old advice from Horace (65-8 B.C.), the famous Roman poet and satirist: “Seek not for words, seek only fact and thought. And crowding in will come the words unsought.”
Semper Paratus – (Latin for ‘Always Prepared’)
“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.”
George Washington (1732-1799), first U.S. President