Today’s Thought reflection is taken from Paulo Coelho’s work, Maktub: An Inspirational Companion to the Alchemist
“If we only watch the video of our failures, we will become paralyzed and unable to act. If we only watch the video of our success, we will end up thinking we are much wiser than we really are. We need both videos.”
NOTE: Wise people learn from their mistakes. When we view ourselves as perfect and incapable of making a mistake we condemn ourselves to failure. Wise people also recognize that the recollection of successes builds and breeds confidence. We use our past successes as a foundation that gives us confidence to Iake on greater challenges.