As important as planning is, it is equally important to be able to change our plans when it proves necessary to do so. It is all but guaranteed that things will not go the way that we wish, hope, or predict. This should not stop us from thinking ahead and preparing for the outcomes we…
Tag: failure
The Will To Continue
No matter how hard we try or how much we give, it still may not be enough. We can do our absolute best, leaving nothing behind, but we still may fall short of our goals or aspirations. This is simply part of life. We cannot be everything or have everything. We are only human. We…
Failing Forward
It is quite alright to make the same mistakes over and over again as long as we learn a little bit from those mistakes each time we make them. Instead of thinking of this as failure, we should simply consider it data collection. The important thing, however, is that we learn so that we make…
A Way Out Of Risk
If we never fully commit to our efforts, we can provide ourselves an out through which to excuse ourselves for our failures. We tell ourselves that it does not matter that we failed because we were not really trying anyway. Unfortunately, this path of non-commitment is also the path of mediocrity. We cannot achieve anything…
Conducive To Peace
While we should try to create circumstances in our lives that are conducive to peace, this will likely prove to be impossible. We cannot control everyone and everything. Life and the people around us will never fully cooperate with our plans. Beyond that, we, ourselves, may not actually know what conditions will bring peace to…