No Excuses / Failure / Lessons
Why’s the blame? Why did you not see this coming? Or did you fear it so much so as to ignore / not prepare for the possibility?
Best effort, passionate pursuits, missed the mark*, lesson learned, resolve to try harder. *Failure
vs…
Knew wasn’t baked, would not put reputation on line/name on it, make a calculated (or not) bet (perhaps scheming:hedging against it in advance), makes excuses/externalizes failure, gives up/gets out.
Excuses are the nails to build houses of failure. – Jim Rohn
Failure is not fatal until we surrender. Trying again is the key of glorious victory. – Allama Iqbal
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“There are no bad days. Only lessons.” – Scott White
“A learning experience is one of those things that says, ‘You know that thing you just did? Don’t do that.” – Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt
“You live and learn. At any rate, you live.” – Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless
“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.” – Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See
“The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose.” – John McEnroe, tennis champion
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