The word failure is a tough one to digest. I myself have grappled with unfortunate decisions that probably cost me a very comfortable life at this stage of my life.
Wait a minute! What is comfortable for me may not be the same for you. Yes, if I played my cards right in my 20's; I could have definitely and without question, have a few millions waiting for me when I hit 65 or 67 or whatever age they consider retirement these days.
I worked on Wall Street and had a 401K and proceeded to drink, smoke, party that money away. Actually, did similar things with other 401K's. Nowadays, a 401K probably doesn't hold as much weight, but I do have one and refuse to mess with it. My employers match dollar for dollar, so I would be dumb not to take it seriously.
But much more passionate about Crypto these days, which I will make sure not to piss that away. Too old to jeopardize my future anyway.
Most of the time, we are all a decision away from a negative outcome, but does that mean failure?
What had me thinking about this, is the latest story about Twitter doing away with their ill-fated Fleet platform. Are they considered a failure or chalk it up as an idea or a replica of an idea that did not pan out; so they move on.
Don't we do that as human beings? I mean, what is a failure for me will not be for you and vice versa.
I believe, if we look at failure as an attempt to do something better or new with no guarantees; then you take the power of failure away and just look at it as you trying to do something better.
At this stage of my life, I value successes; but I appreciate them in the micro. In other words, if I woke up alive, was healthy enough to go do a 60 minute High Intensity Interval Training and Workout at 4:45am and then get back home in one piece - ladies and gentlemen, that was a success for me or it is; because I do it almost daily.
Failure, is how you approach the result; but in the end, not one that anyone else should judge as a failure. I understand that I am harder on myself than anyone else could ever be, but I also understand what my limits are and that my view of failure is absolutely subjective.
