What have you *failed* at recently?
Darnell Brown
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For better or worse, our “failures” shape us.
Notice how I put quotations around that word since it’s all about how we choose to see them.
But what if the true failure is in how we’re defining that term in the first place?
Personally, I define failure as an instance where I let myself down or have done something out of sync with my principles.
If I didn’t give a pursuit my all and the outcome wasn’t right, that’s a failure...
If I sacrificed my integrity for a short-term gain, that would also be a failure...
Everything else, IMO, is just (unfavorable) feedback; missteps, if you will.
One of my longstanding missteps has been this inclination to always be "on"--this propensity to keep my foot on the pedal and earn the things I?seek because they won't come easy; nothing worth having usually does.?
Little did I?know, this has come at the cost of certain personal relationships and taking quality time to reflect on my accomplishments.?I've been on to the next thing so much that I now?look up and 16 years have gone by in what has felt like maybe 2 years.
But as of late, members of our Forge ecosystem have graciously challenged me to recover without guilt and bake rest into my schedule. They remind me that my world of work?won't burn down in my absence; that not only is it?more than ok to chill--it's an undervalued, yet necessary part of the creative process.
Well, damn.
I appreciate them for giving me the permission I?didn't know I?needed and?showing me areas where I can improve with new purpose and enlightenment.
Being in perpetual pursuit of feedback (and progress) means that success eventually becomes inevitable when you keep testing and iterating.
What have you ?failed? at recently, and more importantly, what did you learn from it?
Remember, it's not about how many times we fall; it’s about our comeback game. Let's turn our missteps into stepping stones towards the success we seek.
And maybe that starts by reframing what a ‘failure’ even is.
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4 个月Failure is popping up quite a bit in my feed — your post and this one https://bit.ly/3Yez6aL back-to-back. Is the universe trying to tell me something? ??
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5 个月I failed at completing an assessment and send it to a client before I left on a trip to visit my ailing mother. However, I will finish it today and apologize for the delay. @Taking breaks - I've learned the importance of taking breaks and not pushing myself to the limit all the time.? I used to work really hard to avoid having to work as hard in the future.? Now, as I move forward, I make sure that I follow God's guidance and remind myself that it's okay to rest, have fun, and spend time with the people I love and care about.?When I realized that it is okay to stop long enough to reflect, rest, and listen for guidance; that's when I came up with the statement?"Resting is productive."?I say it out loud so my subconscious mind hears it. I no longer feel the need to constantly push myself like I did thirty years ago. But I'm grateful to be doing what I love, and I make sure to do it well.?I strive to do whatever I do in a spirit of excellence. I appreciate this conversation and can't wait to hear how you have adjusted your schedule to include rest.???