Fail fast, learn, move on

This post is based on Episode 037 of The Goal Wizard Show

Many people believe that the opposite of success is failure. But that's not true. The opposite of success is mediocrity. 

Now, I've failed in so many ways. I've been evicted from where I've lived four times, I have lost all my possessions twice, I've been homeless and out on the streets twice, I've had to spend 8 years in various halfway houses, I've lost several jobs I was actually good at and cared about, I tried starting my own business and failed at that...

What I understand now that I didn't understand before is I've just had LEARNING EXPERIENCES. I now have learned the lesson and discarded the experience. I do not spend any more time in reliving my "failures" in my head. I know better, so I do better.

An ancient joke:

PATIENT: Doctor! It hurts when I do this! [LIFTS ARM]
DOCTOR: Well then, stop doing that!

And when you make mistakes, make them in a hurry. Always do SOMETHING. Phil Knight of Nike famously said "You only have to succeed the last time."

So get out there and fail fast!

Always take The Red Pill ()
Tim

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