Comments on: Choose Not to Fail

By: Leslie

Leslie — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:52:19 +0000

Wow. I really needed to read this today. Thanks!

By: Alex Monroe

Alex Monroe — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:38:04 +0000

This post is just perfect. Too often do people fall victim of the failing notion. Even I will think like this sometimes and have to shake my head real quick to get myself out of it. Good points that I can relate to.

By: Weekly Wisdom: Personal Finance Questions » The Online Investing AI Blog

Weekly Wisdom: Personal Finance Questions » The Online Investing AI Blog — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:49:12 +0000

[...] And finally, a statement: Illuminated Mind tells you to choose not to fail. [...]

By: Laura Lee Bloor

Laura Lee Bloor — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:17:58 +0000

With the comment, “You know that what you want isn’t a probability, it’s an inevitability. It’s just a matter of time,” I would emphasize the, “It’s just a matter of time” portion. That matter of time could be one year for some or 10 for others. One of the biggest reasons people fail at goals is that they get impatient.

By: Klaus | Guitarhabits

Klaus | Guitarhabits — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:17:21 +0000

As long as you really honestly do what you love you can not fail and will always succeed because you obviously will never stop doing what you love.

Klaus

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:43:29 +0000

@ Leir: Thank you, I would love to connect with all different types of people.

@ Marly: I’m glad that I violated your expectations. =]

@ Raj: Of course, that’s the entire point of this article.

@ Ian: Personal responsibility is hard. But I think you’re right that it starts to connect a lot more when you look at the interconnectedness of your choices.

By: Ian Coburn

Ian Coburn — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:49:25 +0000

Love it! Great quote that we don’t take responsibility–it’s always someone else’s fault when we fail. “I got hit a lot in martial arts today because I didn’t get enough sleep last night,” really is, “I got hit a lot in martial arts today because I chose to do things that kept me from getting enough sleep last night.”

As for the debate over “playing to win” versus “playing not to lose,” another way to say what Jonathan is saying is not playing not to lose but rather playing to improve. If you play to win, it’s hard to replicate. If you play to improve, the wins come on their own and keep coming. Compare NFL teams like Chicago and Pittsburgh. The Bears play to win and their seasons are all over the place; the Steelers play to improve and almost always make the postseason, usually winning their division. Even when they beat a good team, they talk about all the improvements they need to make. (When the Bears beat even a bad team, they talk about how they “proved skeptics wrong” with their win.) Play to win and you will succeed but often without consistency. Play to improve (or to not lose) and you will succeed with consistency.

By: Choose. Make YOUR choice. « In too deep

Choose. Make YOUR choice. « In too deep — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:02:26 +0000

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By: Iván

Iván — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:55:16 +0000

Great stuff really

By: Raj

Raj — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:48:14 +0000

Sorry to disagree, Even I play to win