The day is not over yet and I have already made 14 mistakes. Most were negligible, a few bad, only one very bad. None have been catastrophic. Otherwise, you wouldn't be reading this.
It is not that I love making mistakes, but I am not afraid of them. I have made so many that I have become used to expect less than perfect results in everything I do.
My tolerance has not made me less demanding. On the contrary, my acceptance of an imperfect reality is what enables me to improve on a daily basis.
I have learned to watch the weather when I am sailing. I no longer get angry at the changing wind. I am willing to correct the course of my ship as often as I need.
From each mistake, there has always been a gain. The pain has been washed away by the rain and only benefits have remained. From my long experience, let me show you what I have learned.
- A deal is 100% made only when a contract has been signed.
- Don't stop pushing before you cross the end-line.
- Always have a back-up plan.
- Do things fast and check them long.
- Eating healthily pays enormous dividends.
- A little preventive action here and there will save you a fortune.
- Never place more than 5% of your investments on a single venture.
- First impressions will fool you over and over.
- Superficiality carries no weight with thoughtful people.
- Good manners are the best investment.
- When you intend to do something, write it down.
- All resources are limited, so have clear priorities.
- If you ever must deal with criminals, it is perfectly ethical to lie for self-defence.
- Buy insurance for your major risks. Sooner or later, bad things happen.
- Learning to judge people accurately will keep you away from trouble.
- Most things don't matter much in the long term.
- Acting on principle is always the most practical, although it's rarely easy.
- You gain lots of self-confidence by learning to do things yourself.
- It is amazing how much you can learn from books.
- Peace of mind and independent thinking are major, but rare achievements.
- History is a great teacher.
- Patience and persistence play an essential role in success
- Memorizing leads to dead knowledge. Real learning begins with curiosity.
- Focus on your strengths.
- Define what is important. That's where you should concentrate your resources.
Mistakes come in all sorts and colours. Learn to see them as steppingstones leading you to a higher plateau.
Accept mistakes and use them to your advantage. If you go with the flow, there is no limit how far you can row.
[Text: http://johnvespasian.blogspot.com]
[Image by jurek d. under Creative Commons Attribution License. See the license terms under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us]
The day is not over yet and I have already made 14 mistakes. Most were negligible, a few bad, only one very bad. None have been catastrophic. Otherwise, you wouldn't be reading this.
It is not that I love making mistakes, but I am not afraid of them. I have made so many that I have become used to expect less than perfect results in everything I do.
My tolerance has not made me less demanding. On the contrary, my acceptance of an imperfect reality is what enables me to improve on a daily basis.
I have learned to watch the weather when I am sailing. I no longer get angry at the changing wind. I am willing to correct the course of my ship as often as I need.
From each mistake, there has always been a gain. The pain has been washed away by the rain and only benefits have remained. From my long experience, let me show you what I have learned.
- A deal is 100% made only when a contract has been signed.
- Don't stop pushing before you cross the end-line.
- Always have a back-up plan.
- Do things fast and check them long.
- Eating healthily pays enormous dividends.
- A little preventive action here and there will save you a fortune.
- Never place more than 5% of your investments on a single venture.
- First impressions will fool you over and over.
- Superficiality carries no weight with thoughtful people.
- Good manners are the best investment.
- When you intend to do something, write it down.
- All resources are limited, so have clear priorities.
- If you ever must deal with criminals, it is perfectly ethical to lie for self-defence.
- Buy insurance for your major risks. Sooner or later, bad things happen.
- Learning to judge people accurately will keep you away from trouble.
- Most things don't matter much in the long term.
- Acting on principle is always the most practical, although it's rarely easy.
- You gain lots of self-confidence by learning to do things yourself.
- It is amazing how much you can learn from books.
- Peace of mind and independent thinking are major, but rare achievements.
- History is a great teacher.
- Patience and persistence play an essential role in success
- Memorizing leads to dead knowledge. Real learning begins with curiosity.
- Focus on your strengths.
- Define what is important. That's where you should concentrate your resources.
Mistakes come in all sorts and colours. Learn to see them as steppingstones leading you to a higher plateau.
Accept mistakes and use them to your advantage. If you go with the flow, there is no limit how far you can row.
[Text: http://johnvespasian.blogspot.com]
[Image by jurek d. under Creative Commons Attribution License. See the license terms under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us]
The day is not over yet and I have already made 14 mistakes. Most were negligible, a few bad, only one very bad. None have been catastrophic. Otherwise, you wouldn't be reading this.