The 3 Stages of Failure in Life and Work (And How to Fix Them)...............continued

Stage 1: A Failure of Tactics

Sam Carpenter became a small business owner in 1984. Using $5,000 as a down payment, he purchased a struggling business in Bend, Oregon and renamed it Centratel.

Centratel provided 24/7 telephone answering service for doctors, veterinarians, and other businesses that needed the phones to be answered at all hours, but couldn't afford to pay a staff member to sit at the desk constantly. When he bought the business, Carpenter hoped that Centratel "would someday be the highest-quality telephone answering service in the United States." [2]

Things did not go as expected. In a 2012 interview, Carpenter described his first decade and a half of entrepreneurship by saying,

25 Questions That Will Help You Find and Follow Your Passion

Finding and following your passion takes hard work, and it isn’t for the faint-hearted.

You need courage to go for it, despite all the fear, overwhelm, and uncertainty.

While this path may not be the easiest, or the most comfortable, I do it because it is the only path that I can see myself taking. It makes me happy, fulfilled, and satisfied.

In this article, I’ve compiled some of the questions I ask coaching clients, friends, and anyone who needs help finding and following their passion.

It’s like a mini-coaching session. You can use these questions for anything, so they aren’t just for finding and following your passion.

PLANNING; THE GUARANTEED WAY TO CREATE THE FUTURE NOW

Anthony Chiugo Nwokolo

PLANNING

Nothing good in this world happens by accident.

They occur as they are planned and programmed.

Planning determines spanning

Planning defines limits

It takes a plan for tomorrow to eliminate the fears of tomorrow.

Those who fear tomorrow have simply not planned for tomorrow.

Work out a plan today to secure a relaxed tomorrow.

Plan today and put tomorrow under arrest.

It takes a serious youth to become a glorious adult.

This is why we must keep planning our way into the future.

The 3 Stages of Failure in Life and Work (And How to Fix Them)

The 3 Stages of Failure in Life and Work (And How to Fix Them)

by James Clear

One of the hardest things in life is to know when to keep going and when to move on.

On the one hand, perseverance and grit are key to achieving success in any field. Anyone who masters their craft will face moments of doubt and somehow find the inner resolve to keep going. If you want to build a successful business or create a great marriage or learn a new skill then "sticking with it" is perhaps the most critical trait to possess.

On the other hand, telling someone to never give up is terrible advice. Successful people give up all the time. If something is not working, smart people don't repeat it endlessly. They revise. They adjust. They pivot. They quit. As the saying goes, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." [1]