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> [“Nowists are more likely to experience joy because they embrace the uncertainty of existence. They are switched on by the uncertain stuff of human life and come alive when faced with life at its most uncontrollable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/nowists-are-more-likely-to-experience-joy-because-they-embrace-the/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

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## More by Max McKeown

> [Strategy is not a solo sport, even if you're the CEO.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/strategy-is-not-a-solo-sport-even-if-you-re-the-ceo/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [Change is not overcoming inertia as much as it is redirecting, guiding, tweaking what already is and what has already happened. We must believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/change-is-not-overcoming-inertia-as-much-as-it-is-redirecting-guiding/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [Change is inevitable, progress is not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/change-is-inevitable-progress-is-not/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [“Only the right pain gets the right gain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/only-the-right-pain-gets-the-right-gain/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [“You get told to look before you leap. But if you are too careful you may end up just looking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/you-get-told-to-look-before-you-leap-but-if-you-are-too-careful-you/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [Whenever a maker and a thinker get together, really cool stuff happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/whenever-a-maker-and-a-thinker-get-together-really-cool-stuff-happens/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [Corporate strategy is usually only useful if you get people engaged with helping you to make it work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/corporate-strategy-is-usually-only-useful-if-you-get-people-engaged/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [With a clever strategy, each action is self-reinforcing. Each action creates more options that are mutually beneficial. Each victory is not just for today…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/with-a-clever-strategy-each-action-is-self-reinforcing-each-action/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [There are immense numbers of potential entrepreneurs who can start their own businesses among the people who are working in large organisations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/there-are-immense-numbers-of-potential-entrepreneurs-who-can-start/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [Becoming a strategic thinker is about opening your mind to possibilities. It’s about seeing the bigger picture. It’s about understanding the various parts of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/becoming-a-strategic-thinker-is-about-opening-your-mind-to/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [The smart strategist allows strategy to be shaped by events. Good reactions can make great strategy. Strategy involves competition of goals, and the risk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/the-smart-strategist-allows-strategy-to-be-shaped-by-events-good/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [Innovation is new stuff that is made useful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/innovation-is-new-stuff-that-is-made-useful/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [“Embrace the perpetual joy of moving perpetually forward.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/embrace-the-perpetual-joy-of-moving-perpetually-forward/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [“Your life is what happens when you're busy trying to become unbusy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/your-life-is-what-happens-when-you-re-busy-trying-to-become-unbusy/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [“Nowists get off on getting on, so they run when they could walk, jump when they could sit and dance when they could sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/nowists-get-off-on-getting-on-so-they-run-when-they-could-walk-jump/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

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