Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on. — Samuel Butler
Take a minute to reflect on a moment when you felt deeply embarrassed in your life. What can you do today to let go of…
learning from failure
Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up. — Alfred Pennyworth
Today, think of any mistakes you make as lessons for the future. Remember — you’re stronger and smarter because of them.
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. — Muhammad Ali
Today, say a quick prayer when at any moment you are feeling defeated.
History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. — Maya Angelou
FAST today from repeating mistakes you’ve made in the past. PRAY honestly confess your sins to God. If you’re Catholic, be sure to go to…
I always assume failure, so anytime things go better than failure I’m pretty psyched. — Seth Rogan
FAST from describing anything done by yourself or anyone else today as a failure or mistake. PRAY that you might always experience failures as learning…
The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried. — G. K. Chesterton
Practice something today you find difficult to do and do not worry about failing.
The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything. — Theodore Roosevelt
Today, accept failure as a part of God’s plan but do not let it discourage you.
What Works: Starting Fresh
The vernal equinox, Easter, Passover and the Iranian New Year are approaching. And this column marks the one-year anniversary of What Works. So I want to talk about renewal, fresh starts. (But first, thank you from the depths of my heart for being a part of this joyful process with me this past year.)
