Be it that I am at the height of success or in the valley of failure, I have found one thing to be important. Stay away from / stay above emotions. If I treasure emotional health, that is.
Success? Certainly it is ok to be joyous and be in celebratory mood. The point is that ‘joy’ arising from external events do not last but joy from within outlast external events.
What about failure? We tend to dwell on / dwell in the pains of failure, clicking the playback button to re-run the video over and over again. The replay button sucks us into a whirlpool of self pity, disappointments, self doubt, and eroded confidence.
So be it a success or failure, let’s be circumspect, analyse what went well, and what did not. Convert the lessons learnt into ‘do-it-differently’ the next time and then move on.
There is nothing to be gained to stay in the height or be in the valley. The best place in life, is in the journey from glory to glory, moving along a continuum of learning opportunities, and finding meaning and purpose.
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