Nobody cares
Nor should they
All the mental energy that you use to elaborate your misery would be far better used trying to find the one, seemingly impossible way out of your current mess. It’s best to spend zero time on what you could have done and all of your time on what you might do. Because in the end, nobody cares, just run your company.
Its only useful looking back if it helps you get some glimmer of information to move you out of the funk you might find yourself currently in.
Where are you making excuses about past performance instead of working through and owning the issues? Where are you externalising; factors beyond your control. No one cares, they just want to see it fixed or changed or successful.
And they are right not to care. A great reason for failing won’t preserve one dollar for your investors, won’t save one employee’s job, or get you one new customer. It especially won’t make you feel one bit better when you shut down your company and declare bankruptcy. (a16z.com)
History as they say is written by the victors, so the sorry tale you might be concocting about how you got here is of no interest to anyone.
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- Delivering success through intrinsic motivation — Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose — The secrets of intrinsic motivation to drive yourself and others
- Antifragile — Becoming stronger with failure — Antifragile. A thought provoking concept developed by Nassim Taleb in a book by the same name.
