You Know Best

Have you ever had a boss, friend, family member, loved one, or trusted one tell you you'll fail (even in a passive aggressive way)? Did you listen? Did you stay true to your instinct, your own knowledge, your own truth? 


Sometimes constructive feedback is critical to progress, become better, succeed. However, sometimes the feedback you're receiving is completely wrong, selfish, or harmful to your own success.  These quotes below will stress my point:

• “There is no reason for any individuals to have a computer in their home.” ~Kenneth Olsen, Pres. & Founder of Digital Equipment Corp. in 1977

• “Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.”  ~Marshall Ferdinand Foch, French Military Strategist & Future World War 1 Commander in 1911

• “Man will will never reach the moon, regardless of all the future scientific advances.” ~ Dr. Lee De Forest, Inventor of the Audion Tube and Father of Radio, on February 25, 1967

•  “Television won’t be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at the plywood box every night.” ~Darryl F. Zanuck, Head of 20th Century-Fox in 1946

•  “We don’t like their sound. Groups of guitars are on their way out.” ~Decca Records rejecting the Beatles in 1962

•  “For the majority of the people, the use of tobacco has a beneficial effect. ~Dr. Ian G. MacDonald, Los Angeles Surgeon, as quoted in Newsweek, November 18, 1969

• “This telephone” has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.” ~Western Union Internal Memo in 1876

• “The earth is the center of the Universe.” ~Ptolemy, The Great Egyptian Astronomer, in the 2nd Century.

• “Nothing of importance happened today.” Written by King George, III Of England on July 4, 1776

• “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” ~Charles H. Duell, US Commander of Patents in 1899.