I have to have faith I can learn something valuable from “bad” outcomes, and even turn them into unexpected gains.
Otherwise, I will never risk anything, and I will rot in my comfort zone. All because I fear a “bad” outcome.
Musings, Volume 1, available on Amazon Kindle: Musings, Volume 1
Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 
Absolute truth. If you don’t, you stay in one spot and stagnate. Or just become bad tempered…probably the same thing.
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Indeed! Usually, they’re related.
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Balancing the acceptable level of risk with the potential rewards is the hallmark of successful people. Even an NFL quarterback deals with a similar scenario on every pass play.
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Well put.
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