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Failures of Opportunity

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.

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Taking life as it comes

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.

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Fixing a Failure of Strategy

  1. Launch it quickly.
  2. Do it cheaply.
  3. Revise it rapidly.

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Fixing a Failure of Tactics

  1. Record your process.
  2. Measure your outcomes.
  3. Review and adjust your tactics.

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The 3 Stages of Failure

  1. Failure of Tactics - the HOW mistakes: failure to execute on a good plan and a clear vision.
  2. Failure of Strategy - the WHAT mistakes: when you follow a strategy that fails to deliver the results you want.
  3. Failure of Vision

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Telling someone to never give up is terrible advice

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.”

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It’s one of the main reasons for poor motivation. The inner voice reminds you that you'll fail again.

Only those who do nothing don’t fail. Remember that failures are an opportunity for growth and keep that in mind when you make mistakes, to change your attitude towards failures. 

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  1. What they can do. These might be things like the ability to see, read, talk, hear, remember things, get somewhere physically or cope with loud spaces.
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Working with people with don't like

Working with people with don't like

At work, we’ve all seen how tense relationships can create conflict and negatively impact performance. Given that 70% of employees say that work friends are crucial to their happiness on the job, learning how to better navigate these tensions is a sound investment of your time. 

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