They were politicians........... okay that is too obvious.
Allow me to show you something else.

JULIUS CAESAR

Once upon a time, when Julius Caesar was confronted with the greatest decision of his life.
Move against Pompey and cause a civil war OR wait for a better moment..... He stood at the Rubicon River separating Gaul from Italy, with only the smallest forces
To his lieutenants, this was madness
... but he had the right judgement.
He would make up for the smallness of his troops with their high morale and his strategies.

He and his small army crossed the Rubicon River and surprised the enemy with a win!

BARACK OBAMA...

44th President of the United states...

In 2006, when he was considering to run for president almost everyone advised him to wait.
He was too young. He was unready. He was unknown!

Hillary Clinton was in the spotlight.

But He disposed of all the conventional wisdom and went courageously into the race.
Because practically everyone was against him, he had to compensate with strategy, energy and organization.
... and he won!

LESSON:

You will NEVER be fully ready!
Some people like to wait till they are. This is done out of fear.

Quit waiting for when you are ready. Better opportunities. More money. All these will likely never come.
So move.....

Move before you think you are ready. It is as if you are making it a little more difficult for yourself, deliberately creating obstacles in your path When you feel that you must work harder to get to your goal because you are not quite prepared, you are more alert and inventive. This venture has to succeed and so it will.
---Curtis JAckson (50 Cent)

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