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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2011 14:33:08 GMT -5
I think failure is good, too. Parents/schools who don't allow kids to fail are doing them a GREAT disservice for the future. I understand why our government doesn't like to let people/companies fail too much (even though I can't say I agree with them), but a few failures here and there won't hurt the economy.
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daylight
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Post by daylight on Feb 14, 2011 15:06:09 GMT -5
Jenny, I wholeheartedly agree, well said. And, failure can catalyse ambition and efforts big time. Support and gifts are great motivators, but so is failure. Dealing with failure is part of a healthy emotional life of an adult or should be.
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sil
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Post by sil on Feb 15, 2011 15:21:14 GMT -5
I am talking about people that work as little as possible and then whine about how poor they are - yet they think they are entitled to nice things.
************************************************************************************ I'm not ambitious. In fact, I am quite lazy. Growing up, I always got the label "underachiever" mostly because I realized that I could spend very little time and effort on my studies and earn B grades, but it took a lot more work for me to earn A grades. And frankly, I did not see that the incremental benefit of earning the A outweighed the extra effort.
Fast forward to today. I am still quite lazy, which keeps me from signing up for a ton of projects both at home and at work. Instead I focus my efforts on a few priorities, and I do those things well. Additionally, because I am not especially ambitious, I dont always have an "agenda" that Im trying to push, which makes for more relaxed relationships at home and at work.
I guess my point is that you can be lazy and avoid doing much work and not end up poor.
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