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My Glorious Defeat? (menshealth.com)
5 points by marrone on Sept 3, 2007 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



Read through all 4 pages. It is a good article. The best quotes: "Maybe failure isn't the problem. Maybe expectation is",

"The great thing about surviving a storm is that you're much better prepared the next time the winds start kicking up. You recognize the early warnings. You stock up on essentials. And, most crucial, you go in knowing that no matter what happens, you can always rebuild.",

"Because I'd failed, I wasn't afraid of failing. And that enabled me to push a lot harder for what I believed in.",

"Given all these risks, why do it? Because even in failure, I knew I'd grow from it. ",

"It's just like weight training, really. You push yourself until your muscles fail. That's how you grow stronger."


Yes, it's a really good article. I don't know why it's not in the front page...




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