The secret to success is to discover major breakthroughs. But you don’t discover them without consistent trial and error. Every time you fail you learn critical things. With hundreds of failures you get closer to a breakthrough.
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ~ Thomas Edison
When you don’t quit, small efforts keep stacking until results finally appear. Compounding only rewards people who stay long enough.
I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance…. Unless you have a lot
of passion about this, you’re not going to survive. You’re going to give it up. So you’ve got to have an idea, or a problem or a wrong that you want to right that you’re passionate about; otherwise, you’re not going to have the perseverance to stick it through.
Steve Jobs
Failure teaches you better than anything else in the world. When you fail, it hurts. The pain is like a scar in your mind. You never forget the lessons. The more you fail the more life changing lessons you have directing you. People who never fail don’t have those scars. And as a result they haven’t built the instinctual compass to guide them in the right direction. That compass leads you through similar future challenges.
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” ~ Albert Einstein
When something fails, it reveals the weak link—approach, timing, skill, or plan. Failures teach lessons that education and courses cannot teach, providing you understand why you failed and how you can avoid making the same mistake again.
Discomfort teaches you emotional control, which enables discipline. Perseverance trains you to act even while you feel fear, doubt, or frustration. The more used to failure you get, the less fearful you are of challenges, making you more confident. The confidence compounds.
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.” ~ Mark Twain
Daily minimums teach you reliability, which enables unstoppable progress
A small non-negotiable keeps you moving even on bad days.
This works because consistency beats intensity in the long run.
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
Action: Set a daily minimum so small you can’t fail.
Repetition teaches you skill, which enables confidence
The same hard thing done repeatedly becomes easier and more natural.
This works because competence is built through reps, not wishing.
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.” ~ Thomas Edison
Action: Repeat the same hard task tomorrow at the same time.
Finishing teaches you self-trust, which enables bigger risks
When you prove you finish, you start believing you can handle harder goals.
This works because self-trust is the foundation of confidence.
“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” ~ Peter T. McIntyre
Action: Finish one task today before starting anything new.
Outlasting others teaches you advantage, which enables opportunity
Most people quit when results aren’t immediate—staying alone puts you ahead.
This works because opportunities often go to the last people still trying.
“Stay in the game longer than everyone else.” ~ Sam Altman
Action: Choose one thing you’ll refuse to quit this week.
Perseverance teaches you identity, which enables a successful life
When you keep going, you stop being someone who “tries” and become someone who does.
This works because identity shapes behavior, and behavior shapes destiny.
“Excellence is not an act, but a habit.” ~ Aristotle
Action: Tell yourself today: “I’m the kind of person who persists,” then prove it with one action.
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