Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True success is maintaining your enthusiasm and drive even when you repeatedly face failures.
- In plain terms
- You succeed if you keep trying happily even when you fail often.
- What can you take from it?
- Keep your enthusiasm despite repeated failures.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you stay motivated after failure?
- Is enthusiasm enough to overcome failure?
Another view
Some failures may warrant stopping rather than continuing.
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