Tag: failure
The ancient Chinese game of Weiqi is probably better known in the Western world by its Japanese name, Go (Baduk in Korean). Go is a two-player strategy game where players, playing as black or white, take turns placing stones on a grid to claim territory and surround their opponent’s stones, not by attacking one piece…
The specific combination of “Fail early, fail often, but always fail forward” is widely attributed to author and leadership expert John C. Maxwell. He popularized the concept through his 2000 book, Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success. But this mantra has been taken up by many in the personal improvement space. As…
One thing that has held me back immensely in life is the fact that I generally avoided challenges that I didn’t believe I would succeed at on my first try. I made the mistake of associating failure with being a loser. But nothing could be further from the truth. Think about this quote from MJ.…
The title of this post says it all. In the video below, Mark Manson discusses with surprising insight a struggle that some of us are having as we try to reconcile the differences between how we view ourselves and how the world seems to view us. Spoiler alert: if you can relate to the title,…
The name Michael Jordan is synonymous with excellence, determination, and an unwavering belief in the power of positive thinking. Jordan’s journey to becoming one of the greatest basketball players of all time was not without its hurdles. Michael was famously cut from the varsity basketball team as a sophomore in high school. While many might…
