Are You Treating Setbacks as Infections or Vaccinations?

Inspired by Manesh Mahatme's wisdom during a critical process failure review at Amazon[1]:

"It's just a mild fever - think of it as a vaccination. Sort it out, build a mechanism to ensure we're never here again. We sometimes need vaccines to get stronger."

His words:

1. Acknowledged the mistake

2. Recognized it as salvageable

3. Challenged us to grow from it

Key takeaway: Treat failures as vaccinations. Build bulletproof mechanisms from each stumble. Big dreams invite big mistakes - learn from small falls to prepare for the big ones.

Paratroopers start by jumping off stools. Jump, fall, learn, climb higher, repeat.

Are your setbacks infections or vaccinations?

[1] Everything was eventually resolved. But when it happened, it felt like the end of the world. I looked like a man about to be hanged when Manesh said this.

~discovering Turiya @work@life