On Success, Incipient Success And Self-Esteem (August 17, 2015)
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P1 “The youngster’s t-shirt questioned: “What would you try if you knew you could not fail?”
P2 “They say that risk is the handmaiden of reward.”
P1 “At first I thought the sentiment was quaint because failure is indeed always a possibility, yet I wondered whether cultivating some confidence at a young age leads to a sense of possibility and develops reasonable risk taking in later years.”
P2 “I was allowed to fail. I now try when I am almost certain that I will fail.”
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P1 “Not trying is certain failure.”
P2 “They say that you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.”
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[See the e-commentary on schooling and self-esteem at Readin’, ‘Ritin’ and ‘Rithmetic . . . and Respect . . . and Success (March 14, 2011).]
Bumper sticker of the week:
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” Wayne Gretzky
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