Success Project 4

This video, Failure: The Secret to Success, inspired these posts. h/t


Danica Patrick:

You're driving your car, and you feel frightened a little bit. We bump up against that feeling as much as we can - to try and push that limit further, and get comfortable there, and then push it again, so you're constantly on the brink of crashing - because: that's the fastest.

First thing: Danica is clear about her purpose, i.e. go as fast as possible. I am often less clear about my purposes.

Second thing: the inherent inspiration in Danica's outlook, i.e.

We bump up against that feeling as much as we can - to try and push that limit further, and get comfortable there, and then push it again, so you're constantly on the brink of crashing - because: that's the fastest.

Sign me up for that. It's a challenge! It's a fun contest: "push that limit further, and get comfortable there, and then push it again."

She sees her challenge. She has defined it. She is clear about it. She is inspired by it. It's often not as easy to see, define, and be inspired by various of life's challenges. But we would benefit from attempting to be as clear, and as inspired, as Danica.