I’ve come to the understanding that the typical "you win or you lose" saying isn't quite right. I actually think that you either win or you learn. In my life and career, I’ve given myself plenty of learning opportunities. Some call them mistakes... maybe even...

Think back to when you saw your child take their first steps.  Clumsily, yet surely, they gathered their balance and made progress forward. Most skills are acquired not gracefully, but awkwardly.  The more compelling and valuable they are, the more cumbersome flops...

You can want something really, really bad. You can focus your mind on wanting it with all the mental energy you can muster. But how much you want something does not increase your chances of getting it. You can’t want something so bad that you earn it simply by the...