Get working!

I just learned (from my amazing trivia fact calendar) that Thomas Edison held 1,093 patents, 424 of which were for electric light and power. Seriously. The guy’s electrical patents alone would have amounted to an incredible body of work. But that was less than half of his total patents!

Some of his hundreds of inventions have been forgotten. But he also invented the phonograph and movie camera. In one lifetime, he was able to create the technological foundation upon which much of modern life is based. That’s a lot of work for one guy.

If he was able to crank out that much productivity, what are we all waiting for? Are we afraid of failure? Edison failed to create a successful light bulb hundreds of times before succeeded. Are we afraid of waiting until we get something just right? Edison didn’t patent 1,093 things by waiting until they were perfect.

Edison accomplished what he did by doing something. He worked tirelessly at his craft. If he can accomplish that much in his lifetime, why can’t all of us? Get working!

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