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The Columbus Egg Principle
There’s an old fable about Christopher Columbus that I like…
In 1493, upon return from his first voyage to the Americas (which he mistakenly identified as the East Indies), a group of Spanish nobles gathered for a celebratory dinner with Christopher Columbus.
The nobles diminished his accomplishment, saying, “Anyone could have sailed west and found land. You just happened to get there first.”
Columbus smiled, reached for a boiled egg, and issued a wager...
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There’s an old fable about Christopher Columbus that I like…
In 1493, upon return from his first voyage to the Americas (which he mistakenly identified as the East Indies), a group of Spanish nobles gathered for a celebratory dinner with Christopher Columbus.
The nobles diminished his accomplishment, saying, “Anyone could have sailed west and found land. You just happened to get there first.”
Columbus smiled, reached for a boiled egg, and issued a wager...
•••
Bestselling author Mel Robbins said my book "will push you to rethink everything about how you’re spending your time."
Join 300,000+ readers and order it today on a big sale!
Get The 5 Types of Wealth Now!
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