Quote of the day. #qotd
Capitalism is built upon optimism, along with leaders' fate locked into a state of anticipation. Trial and error makes the difference, but not mere, meager failure.
Such quotes of glorifying failures are mainly applicable to rich societies who are graced , endowed with advantages,privileges, resources & have crossed the stage of survival .They have already reached a level of safety, security & financial assurance. Those thinkers & statesmen who belong to these advanced societies themselves say that developing nations should not try to emulate the rich economies as underprivilege have very less capacity & emotional, mental & financial bandwidth for such adventures .The rich economies enjoy the unique position & luxury to try &test thousands different weird & strange experiments to finally reach an outcome . I agree with their statement about developing & poor nations .The term failure sends the wrong message in the brain leading to chemical & hormonal changes at the molecular levels &severely hampers the motivation levels. Failures reduces the androgens the receptors of winning hormone testosterone & the motivation levels for learning & experimentation. Failures should not be romanticised & rather should be prevented .The skills of reframing is necessary to define the situation correctly & series of small wins will ensure that the individual power & confidence levels stay intact .
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
...and reflection! Pain is a heavy price to pay for nothing in return. Make it worth something by learning the lesson!
If we built a culture of innovation, risk taking & contribution we would not need devastation to remind us that anything is possible. We would know and live yhevtruth every day.
Amen
Growth only comes at the margins and that’s often where the pain point is.
Resilience. Perseverance. Most people throw in the towel at the first sign of failure and fail to realize the success they could have had if they had persevered and just kept on going
And moving forward. Always. "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
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1wMy personal journey has been trying things, falling over, failing and having to learn to get up, reset and go again. Even now, I am regularly in a place of discomfort and continuous learning while trying to achieve each of the 90 goals I set for myself. It is hard to continue at times, and I do regularly want to give up, but I have chosen to focus on the end goal and not the short-term ups and downs. Let's keep building and growing through all life's challenges.