{"id":3639,"date":"2017-08-01T15:44:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T15:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roadturn.com\/?p=3639"},"modified":"2017-08-01T15:44:28","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T15:44:28","slug":"knowing-what-to-do-can-be-dangerous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roadturn.com\/knowing-what-to-do-can-be-dangerous\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowing What to Do Can Be Dangerous"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even if you\u2019re on the right track, you\u2019ll get run over if you just sit there.<\/h2>\n

(Quote attributed to Will Rogers)<\/p>\n

Sir Francis Bacon was wrong: Knowledge isn’t power.<\/p>\n

Knowledge is potential.<\/p>\n

Doing what you know beats knowing what to do<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Francis Bacon (public domain portrait)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Power comes from activated knowledge. It requires you to get up and get going.<\/p>\n

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  • Knowing how to run doesn’t benefit you until you put on your shoes and hit the trail.<\/li>\n
  • Knowing how to eat right is of no value until you make the necessary changes to your diet.<\/li>\n
  • Knowing where the gym is and signing up for membership doesn’t make you fit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The world is full of people who know, but short on people who DO what they know.<\/p>\n

    Which team do you want to be on? It’s your choice. Mediocrity is at epidemic levels, and that team has plenty of openings.<\/p>\n

    Excellence is rare and joining requires more than knowledge. It requires action.<\/p>\n

    Roadturn Challenge<\/strong>: What is one thing you know you should do, but haven’t done? Do it.<\/p>\n

    Roadturn Principle<\/strong>: Knowledge isn’t power. Knowledge is potential. Action is power.<\/p>\n

    Let’s talk about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Even if you\u2019re on the right track, you\u2019ll get run over if you just sit there. (Quote attributed to Will Rogers) Sir Francis Bacon was wrong: Knowledge isn’t power. Knowledge is potential. Doing what you know beats knowing what to do Power comes from activated knowledge. It requires you to get up and get going. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[413],"tags":[370],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadturn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3639"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadturn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadturn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roadturn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roadturn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3639"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/roadturn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3643,"href":"https:\/\/roadturn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3639\/revisions\/3643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadturn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roadturn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roadturn.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}