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03.10.08
Ryan,
Good post! We can't be good at everything, but when failing, the most important thing is not to become discouraged but to learn and grow from that failure. And not be afraid to try something new. It will help in one's own development and setting up attainable and stretch goals for the future.
And I like your statement of "approach things from a different angle." Often times I am so focused on doing things or thinking about things the same way that I forget to try approaching from different perspectives.
03.10.08
Excellent post, Ryan. I agree wholeheartedly.
Life is not about quietly trudging along, accepting the path given to you. It's about taking risks, making constant corrections, and a mix of rolling with the punches and dishing out some roundhouses of your own.
That's why I advocate doing one thing every week that scares the complacency out of you. Do something that stretches your comfort zone and, thereby, makes you grow as a person.
Also, some of my most interesting stories come from bad experiences I've had in the past. If nothing else, big mistakes make for rapt audiences!
03.10.08
Ryan -
It's tough, but what doesn't crush us makes us stronger. Many people smarter than both of us failed many more times than both of us, but they kept on trying. They got up, dusted themselves off, and pushed on.
You're young enough to make your mistakes now and still have time to recover. Experiment. Try new things. whatever you do, don't stop trying. Life isn't a spectator sport!
03.10.08
Thanks for all of the comments so far.
Chris:
I find that approaching things from a different angle keeps my brain fresh. When we focus on doing things one certain way all the time, things get stale very quick.
Ben:
The most interesting stories I tell are from bad experiences I've had. We learn so much from the times that we're down in the dirt. And it's fun to laugh at those moments once they're over with too.
Jerry:
Thanks for the encouragement. I really hope young people like myself read what you just said and take it to heart. You just have to keep trying, because there's no consolation prize for those who just sit around and watch.
03.11.08
Hi Ryan, nice post!
I agree that it's sometime necessary to abandon a goal because it turns out not to be achievable...
However, the trick is how to decide whether a goal is simply not achievable or whether you did not try hard enough. Quite often, success comes only from the fact that everybody else was giving up earlier. On the other side, not to know when to stop is dnagerous as well. I assume there are more unsuccessful actors in Hollywood who tried for years to become successfull than there are movie superstars...
Rather than focussing on goals I think it's much more helpful to find out about one's passion and motivation, e.g. is creatitity or scientific discovery among your main motivation? As long as you continue to focus on goals which are aligned with your passion, I guess you are on the right track...
03.11.08
Klaus:
You're exactly right. One can't even begin to craft meaningful goals if you don't know where your passions lie.
Of course, sometimes it takes planting initial seeds of interest to discover if there's passion there to begin with.
-RP
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