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# A sailor must have patience. When the wind dies,...
> A sailor must have patience. When the wind dies, you wait; when it shifts, you adjust your course or take a slower crosswind, and none of that means you have failed. A becalmed sailor can rest, enjoy the sea, and be ready when the wind returns.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Direction, Patience, and the Sailboat Model of Progress - Workbook|Direction, Patience, and the Sailboat Model of Progress]]
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“A sailor must have patience. When the wind dies, you wait; when it shifts, you adjust your course or take a slower crosswind, and none of that means you have failed. A becalmed sailor can rest, enjoy the sea, and be ready when the wind returns.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-sailor-must-patience-ready-wind-returns
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