Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do. – Confucius
People confuse glory, and success, with never failing.
Quite the contrary.
Success, and glory, consists of getting back up each time you get knocked down.
Of learning from non-desired outcomes and beginning again, with wisdom and humility.
The only real failure is in staying down.
Our lives are not neutral, they are for something. Even if that something isn’t all that much. Accordingly, carefully and consciously choosing what we want our lives to be about is a gift (potentially) to the World and all those we encounter. (What do you want to give . . . ?) Not choosing has…
“The limits of my language means the limits of my world.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein The idea that our language creates our world (each of our worlds… ) is very compelling for me. I have long said that humans are meaning-seeking and meaning-creating creatures. We must not only understand our world, but make sense of it,…
In an interview with Tim Ferriss I heard Tony Robbins say something very interesting. He mentioned the difference between emotional intelligence and emotional fitness. It was such a powerful distinction for me . . . . * * * Yes, the latter requires the former, but the former is (really) meaningless without the latter. Meaningless…
Any person who selects a goal in life which can be fully achieved, has already defined his own limitations. – Cavett Robert In many respects its better to set a goal and fail to achieve it fully, than to accomplish exactly what you set out to do. The latter means you didn’t stretch yourself. And…
Show me a guy who’s afraid to look bad, and I’ll show you a guy you can beat every time. – Lou Brock Of course, looking “bad” is a matter of opinion, but Mr. Brock’s point is well taken. If you’re worried about messing up and looking bad, you’ll likely never attempt much of anything….
What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better. – Wendell Phillips “Boy, after that banana, you’re really screwed.” “How are you ever going to come back from that banana?” Defeat is just a word, like banana is just a word. I hope my silly example showed you that words…