Stop Trying "Not To Fail"

Flying and falling. Success and failure. Winning and losing. Though the experiential outcomes are vastly different, the path to both of these is fairly similar and the line that separates them is peculiarly thin. Every euphoric peak of success we’ve stood on could have easily been a disheartening valley of defeat.

It hurts to lose just like it hurts to fall. But if we want to have any success in our families or careers, we must not let these deter us from running, striving and trying [again].

“We need to stop trying ‘not to fail’ and start believing we were “meant to fly.””

Champions always say that the greatest precursor for their success was prior defeat. If you’re dressing your wounds from the fall that just happened, get back up, cleaned up, and healed up. Failure finds those who focus their energies trying to avoid it, just like tumbling comes to those always looking at the ground. We need to stop trying “not to fail” and start believing we were “meant to fly.”
 

The Astros World Series Win

Sports is a perfect example of the thin line that separates winning and losing, and the Astros 7-game series win over the Dodgers in this past World Series demonstrated how one clutch (or missed) hit, out or run can change the fortunes of a team. As a fan, it is the thinness of this line that creates excitement and drama. This is what commentators latch onto. This is what gets spectators to their feet with hands clasped in prayer. This is what players live, train and play for. 

Now, as a fan, I'm expecting the Dodgers to be 2018 champs!