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"Failure for me became not trying, versus the outcome."

SARAH BLAKELY

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The Journey Is What Matters

In our culture, we tend to focus on outcomes. Winning versus losing.

In the martial arts, process is growth, regardless of outcome. As we grow old we need not stop growing. 

How to quit trying

  1. Remove the word 'try' from your vocabulary. 'Try' induces the kind of behavior that leads to failure.
  2. Decide either to do or not do. If you don't want to do something, don't do it. If you do want to do something, commit to it, and make it happen.

4. Turn failure into feedback

4. Turn failure into feedback

When you follow your strategy and take consistent action, there are only two possible things that can happen. The first possible outcome is that you experience success by moving towards or achieving your goal, and the second possible outcome, of course, is failure.

THREE WAYS PEOPLE...

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