Many people prefer to go-with-the-flow and take life as it comes. In theory, that's just fine. 
But in practice, there is a problem: If you never decide on a vision for your life, you'll often find yourself living someone else's dream.

Taking life as it comes

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<li>Failure of Tactics - the HOW mistakes: failure to execute on a good plan and a clear vision. </li>
<li>Failure of Strategy - the WHAT mistakes: when you follow a strategy that fails to deliver the results you want. </li>
<li>Failure of Vision - the WHY mistakes: failing to understand why you do the things you do.</li>
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The 3 Stages of Failure

These are WHO mistakes. They occur when society fails to provide equal opportunity for all people.
Failures of Opportunity are the result of many complex factors: age, race, gender, income, education, and more.

Failures of Opportunity

Successful people give up all the time. If something is not working, smart people don’t repeat it endlessly. They revise. They adjust. They quit. 
Just like the saying goes, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

Telling someone to never give up is terrible advice

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<li>Launch it quickly. </li>
<li>Do it cheaply. </li>
<li>Revise it rapidly.</li>
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Fixing a Failure of Strategy

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<li>Record your process. </li>
<li>Measure your outcomes. </li>
<li>Review and adjust your tactics.</li>
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Fixing a Failure of Tactics

One of the hardest things in life is to know when to keep going and when to move on. On the one hand, perseverance and grit are key to achieving success in any field. Anyone who masters their craft will face moments of doubt and somehow find the inner resolve to keep going.

Taking life as it comes

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