Ferdinand Brueggemann

Of course, I’m not saying there won’t be ups and downs, but with a growth-oriented outlook, each bad day provides information about how to be better in the future. The difference is that when progress is your focus, then any lull in your life is unlikely to be a…

On the other hand, when you operate from a position of “I’m good enough and so this next thing can make me even better”, then challenge itself becomes exciting rather than just another opportunity to potentially fail.

… is achieving as long as he is learning. With this mindset, the very concept of failure is negated. Now, any experience which causes you to grow, can be deemed a success, no matter what the outcome.