Is it really that simple? Yes it is; our magic minds blow everything out of proportion, all of the time, with big ideas, excessiveness, or negativity, when the truth at best is all good and at worst is all neutral. The simpleness of it all is deciding what action you take or do not take in the face of your circumstances. The true warrior celebrates inaction and paths not taken more than acts and paths taken … for what you avoid in your life is the primary determinant of your longevity, success, and wealth (in all its forms, from spiritual to material). Your goal is to avoid losing, and to understand what doesn’t work and stop doing that. We cannot accurately predict the future, so stop lying to yourself about your abilities in that regard, and just accept the following as an absolute truth: You cannot accurately predict outcomes. Now let’s recognize the next truth: You can recognize failure. You are good at that, except when you slip into self-deception for reasons of ego preservation (or some other equally stupid reason).

Here is the key: fail soon, fail quickly, and fail often. A sales manager once said to me, “If I don’t get the occasional complaint about you from prospective customers, I know you are not trying hard enough!” So a negative response is a good thing! Now have a brain, okay? Don’t just blunder around from failure to failure, rejoicing at every turn. That is just plain stupid, and someone will probably end up locking you up for insanity or some other trumped up offence. Not a good outcome. Failure is like a homing beacon or on-board navigation device. It stops you from pursuing dead ends all the way to the end of the road or path. Failure is why the twenty questions game is so creepy. Have you tried it? The new electronic version of the old road-trip game? It will figure you out by getting no more than twenty questions wrong. Compare this to asking questions and disregarding the wrong answers. Only paying attention to the right answer offers far less guidance in helping you achieve your objective.

You are warriors. What are your twenty questions? You are warriors. By keeping it simple, paying attention to what is not working, and by learning the right lessons from your failures, you will stumble upon success. You will refine it and hone it into an engine of growth that will result in massive success. So it is written.