If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Failure is not always a problem to fix; sometimes it is simply your natural state or style.
- In plain terms
- Failure might be who you are.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept failure as part of your style.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you view failure?
- Is failure part of your identity?
Another view
This perspective might discourage necessary improvement.
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