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  • What is Success?

    What is Success?

    “I coined my own definition of success, which is peace of mind attained only through self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do the best of which you’re capable… You never heard me mention winning… My idea is that you can lose when you outscore somebody in a game, and you can win when you’re outscored.” -John Wooden

    If you put in 110% and give it everything you have, you can’t lose.

    Another idea: Success=do what you can with what you have where you are

    Success is a combination of experience and when/how to make decisions. Your decisions, based on your experience, will determine your success.

    happiness often comes from shooting for high goals but detracting yourself from the outcome. Set goals, work hard, and be happy with giving it your best.

    Conflicted on this because also need to win. Sometimes giving it “your best” doesn’t cut it. If failure is not an option, you can’t take no for an answer.

    Recommended reading:

    • Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court
  • We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants

    We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants

    “If I have seen further,” Isaac Newton wrote in a 1675 letter to fellow scientist Robert Hooke, “it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”

    Look at society around you. Look at the technology, innovation, quality of life, fairness, etc. Yes, there’s more to do but we live in such an extraordinary time and place.

    As a society, we have gotten here thanks to people throughout history just like you. They have put in the hard work and endured the struggles to build what we have today. You can carry this forward in your own way and contribute to building society even further. You will undoubtedly have your own struggles and challenges. When you are pushing boundries and stretching it will usually be very difficult. But realize the exciting future you are building for yourself and future generations.

  • Failure

    Failure

    Anyone who is trying to do anything of significance will fail. It’s inevitable. How you cope to and react to failure is the whole key to success. It’s ironic-failure, and how you fail, is the key to success.

    In reality, there is no failure. Only learning. Every failure is an opportunity to start again smarter. You are either succeeding or growing. Each failure is another growth opportunity.

    Failure is an event, it is not a person. You will fail many times in your life, especially if you are pushing. Don’t let it define you.

    You’re not a failure until you quit trying.

    You only grow through stress. If you do something you already know how to do, you do not grow. It is only when you force your body and brain to do new and bigger things – new stresses – that you grow.

    Suggested reading:

    • Mindset book