Could Success Be More Dangerous Than Failure?
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I read an interesting quote the other day that really made me think.
Failure is hard, but sucess is far more dangerous. If you’re successful at the wrong thing, the mix of praise and money and opportunity can lock you in forever.
Po Bronson
Author, What Should I Do With My Life?
We’re often told that failure is a necessary step on the road to success. But this quote raises a good question, are we pursing the right success for us?
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April 22, 2009
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Powerful. And yes, i agree. It is more dangerous.
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April 22, 2009
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Absolutely. People always learn from failing….success however does not usually lead to a learned moment because when you are successful you feel as if you did everything correct…sometimes you are just lucky!
Great piece
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April 22, 2009
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Lord we pray for your focus and right success in this life and walk with you!
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April 23, 2009
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Absolutely. Experienced it.
John Bevere’s Driven By Eternity material was great for helping me see this too.
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April 23, 2009
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Please pray that God directs me in the specific ways he would have me succeed, not those in which I feel I would succeed. This is a struggle of mine.
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April 25, 2009
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I know for myself, failure=learning. Lets Lets just say I am constantly learning.
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January 14, 2010
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This is so true! In my life i struggle with not having control over every aspect of my life. I need to learn to listen to what God has planned for me. I may want something, but it may not be what he wants. Lord i ask you to bless me on the road to figuring out what im supposed to do with my life.
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April 14, 2011
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It’s not failure we’re afraid of, it’s actually success.
David Vallieres wrote a special report on ’success vs failure’ it was called ‘Fail Faster for Success’. In that report he suggested that failing faster in low-risk situations was the way to help you succeed faster, because, if you can eliminate what does not or is not working for you, then you can more quickly discover what does work and move forward towards being successful.
The real reason is that they are more comfortable as a ‘failure’ or simply like the position they are in. Strange as that sounds when you hear it, it’s so profoundly true.
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April 22, 2011
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What you have to think about is what you are actually striving to be a success in what you want to do with your life. If you succeed in what you are passionate about you will be happy person
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