We've seen, time and again, when people focus on the outcome rather than what needs to be done to achieve a desirable result, then the wheels fall off.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think so many times in our society we focus so much on just the end result; when we finally reach that point we realize that was never the true goal.
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
We need to accept that we won't always make the right decisions, that we'll screw up royally sometimes - understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it's part of success.
Our society is dependent on some precarious mechanisms, and they are very dicey. They can easily collapse.
Most people believe that results matter. The idea that results matter is one that you have to keep letting go of. And most of the time, I believe it.
The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top.
When things begin to go bad, the perception of people makes it worse.
I know we should aspire to be higher philosophical beings, contemplating the universe and becoming more refined humans, but if all we did was think, then arguably we'd never have invented the wheel.
Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with open eyes into their misfortune?
It makes common sense to be managed by results and it's freeing to know you are in control of your own destiny. I'm so passionate about this because I have seen how merit-based judgment has helped create individual successes and yield a better system for everyone.