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“Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.” quote by Maxwell Maltz
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“Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.”

Maxwell Maltz

About This Quote

Source Book: Psycho-Cybernetics, 1960

Success hinges on calculated risk‑taking and decisive action, not just talent or ideas.

In simple terms: Risk and act to succeed.

Key Takeaway

Take calculated risks.

Themes

success risk action

Mood

pragmatic optimistic

Type

motivational practical

When to use this quote

  • entrepreneurship
  • career moves
  • investment decisions

Key Concepts

psychology business

Questions to Reflect On

  • What risk could change your path?
  • How do you evaluate risk?
A Different Perspective

Risk can lead to failure if not managed.

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