Defeat should never be a source of discouragement, but rather a fresh stimulus.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Failure should motivate action rather than stop it.
- In plain terms
- Use loss as fuel to keep trying.
- What can you take from it?
- Turn setbacks into motivation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How did you bounce back from a loss?
- What did you learn from failure?
Another view
Some defeats may be too severe to overcome easily.
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