Machiavelli and the importance of action
In 1513, the city of Florence, Italy, was published a very influential book. This work spanned the centuries and continues today. It's called The Prince, Machiavelli. Far from the bias generated by the name of the author, can take many practical lessons for our lives.
At that time, Lorenzo asked his secretary, Machiavelli, who wrote a treatise which was described knowledge of the actions of great men. The content just influencing the new paradigms of political activity since then. Broadening the horizon, we can apply the knowledge in our day-to-day. Every leader, if you have not read, you end up reading this book.
Machiavelli cites that for a person to succeed, you need three things: virtù, fortune and occasione. Virtu is the quality of man that enables him to perform great works and deeds. We can also understand it as the human power to make changes and track events. It is the inner motivation, willpower which induces men, individually or in groups, face fortune. It is perceived as random, the course of history, blind fate, fatalism, natural necessity.
Virtù and fortune are like two poles between which unfolds our destiny to share. The man of action will be the bridge that mediate virtù and fortune. When we start a project, half of the shares of the leader is determinda fortune and half by virtù. The proposed change of Machiavelli is that balance in favor of virtù. Acts and things begin to happen.
Disrupt this balance requires to be more daring than prudent. We must rid ourselves of our fears and beliefs that prevent action. That way, you'll be more attentive and not let escape occasione, the link between wealth and virtù.
The key of fortune is the opportunity (occasione). Machiavelli cites: "Looking at his life and his deeds, we see that owed nothing (men of great deeds) to luck, unless the opportunity. Without this opportunity, their values would not have been recovered, without these, the opportunity would have been in vain. "
Think about this concept. Take action. Make it happen. The opportunities are there and only when you know where you're going it will become clear.
I read this book 93. It really is a book I liked a lot. A book that teaches us that if we are to succeed in life, we go for our goals, destroy our fears and move on.
Bjs
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July 3, 09 at 11:19
thanks for the link.
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July 21, 09 at 12:37
Machiavelli wrote a single work of great value even to the present day. The controversy over his person due to the fact expose his vision of leadership processes of the time. With good sense of judgment is a book to be enjoyed.
Hugs.
Mark Freitas
September 29, 09 at 00:55
That is, in short with that quote already beat, but always true:
"Luck is when preparation meets opportunity."
Ronaud Pereira
January 17, 10 at 17:23
Thanks for reading and sorry for all this delay in the review.
Best regards!
Nilzo Andrade Jr.
July 27, 10 at 20:28