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Consider this:

Failure can be divided into those who thought and never did and into those who did and never thought.
- W.A. Nance

Now ask yourself:

  • What am I procrastinating that I should be doing?
  • What is a priority that I am not prioritizing?
  • What should I stop doing so I have time to do what is most important?
  • Do I have a wise plan for each goal?
  • Do I think about the big picture?
  • Do I think about the little details?
  • Am I failing? If so, why?

However, the biggest question is – What is failure? The answer is subjective. And it depends on your priorities.

One man’s failure may be playing video games while another man’s failure might be not conquering a video game. If you’ve been dreaming about writing a book, failure may look like playing golf, going to the lake, or watching football instead. If you are dreaming about being a better parent, going to the lake with your kids is probably a wise choice.

To minimize failure:

Identify your goals. Prioritize them. Think and strategize. And then do them according to what’s most important.

Comments

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  1. Vin Thomas on January 25, 2010 12:51 pm

    Thanks for sharing this Kent. I have seen huge benefit in writing out my goals and thinking through how I will get there. If I don’t, I usually fail. I think many of us have a general idea of what success is, but we don’t think about what is necessary for us to get there. Like the saying goes “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”.

  2. Jeff Goins on January 27, 2010 10:44 am

    Thanks. Fairly easy for an ENTJ to say this (I’m one myself); however, equally important is knowing yourself and learning how to motivate your own personality.

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