I am a huge fan of Seth Godin. Seth has written a number of books. All small, succinct and influential [at least to me]. His blog has a post that embodies much of what he offers, but todays post, was beyond amazing. Here is what he said:

That moment

When you are sitting right on the edge of something daring and scary and creative and powerful and perhaps wonderful… and you blink and take a step back.

That’s the moment. The moment between you and remarkable. Most people blink. Most people get stuck.

All the hard work and preparation and daring and luck is nothing compared with the ability to not blink.

Being safe is many things, but it is not extraordinary.