'If we do not succeed, then we run the risk of failure.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Failure is framed as a risk that arises if one does not achieve success.
- In plain terms
- Not succeeding means you might fail.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize the cost of not succeeding.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does success look like to you?
- What risks do you accept if you fail?
Another view
It states a tautology without offering a path to success.
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