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§18. Rule 12: Failures
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31 October 2025
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Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again,
this time more intelligently.
this time more intelligently.
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You’ve got to develop the right attitude toward failure. It really comes down to four simple rules.
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First: Be honest with yourself. Have the courage to admit when something didn’t turn out well. You’d better hear this from yourself than from someone else.
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Second: Learn to calm your inner frustration. When things go wrong, don’t lose your temper. Try to catch the moment when frustration begins to take over and cloud your state of mind. Remember — whatever happens while you’re working, stay calm, cheerful and kind.
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Third: Start over slowly. Usually, when someone messes up a piece of work, they get angry, jump up and rush back at it in a fury. They work faster, more heatedly, trying to make up for lost time — and often, that’s exactly how they ruin it again.
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If the work really starts to grind you down, stop for a moment. Clean yourself up — wash your hands, straighten your clothes. Tidy your workspace. Lay out your tools neatly, check if something’s missing or out of place. Once everything is in order and you feel a bit refreshed, start again. Almost always, the work will begin to flow naturally again.
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So remember: if you are to start rushing and panicking after a failure, just say — “Easy now. Steady pace.” And sure enough, the work will go well.
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Fourth: Don’t let failure shake your confidence. Failures are part of life. If you let them rule you, apathy and burnout will soon follow. You need to hold firm to the belief that what you’re doing is good. That confidence will return, your hands will grow steady, and you’ll face your work with quiet courage — and eventually, you’ll master it.