Outrage is not only common, it’s contagious. As influencers use various forms of media and the stories of the day to wield social and political power, they rely on the volatility of opinion to shape response.
No matter how good life has been, how successful, how many things have gone your way, we all face times when we want to start over. As leaders, men, fathers and sons, business owners, friends, mentors, peers, we mess up. A lot.
Even if you have something of value to share, and you grasp the big picture of your leadership potential, and you’re ready to go the distance—there’s one nugget that needs to be in place. You’ll need to know that your life was meant to make a dent in the universe.
Everyone, at one point or another, is a loser. We all fail. Even the greatest winners in sports, in business, in life, face losses at some point. The longer you live, in fact, the more you will experience failure.