It’s never too late to do the right thing. It’s never too late to start over. That’s the whole point of starting again. It takes wisdom to see the futility of slogging on and on without anything different happening. That real behavioural expectation is the scientific method in action—repeatable experiments that prove the same outcome every time. The true warrior quickly determines when it is time to start again and give up on that which is not working. Why do we persist in our futile aspirations in the face of mounting evidence of a true lack of progress or achievement? That is the real question. Is it that we have heard too many stories about how persistence is the key to success? Is it fear that, if you had hung on just a little longer, you would have succeeded? There may be certain circumstances in which persisting would have resulted in a different outcome, but that is atypical. The point about persistence is more relevant when it comes to racking up failures and learning from them, rather than just persisting for the sake of it. The key here is discernment, which is the ability to look past the superficial and come to a real understanding.

True warriors practice discernment. They apply value judgements about themselves, events, and conditions to determine their course of action. It is not random action, but informed and evaluated decision-making that guides the true warrior through the day.

You are warriors, and with the power of discernment, you will be nimble and fleet of foot as you make the right kind of decisions, which will lead you to profit and massive success. So it has been written.