Turn counter-clockwise to off.
I’ve gotten in the habit of sending out an email on Wednesday morning to my writing students; it’s a recap from the previous night’s class, and it also offers encouragement for the coming week of pushing their book project forward. Here’s a bit of today’s.
Remember; “failure” is something that is out in the future. It may happen; it may not. Better, failure is a mere stepping stone to success.
Again, it’s what Seth Godin harps on, urging you to move beyond it. His orientation is different and offers a different perspective than Brande’s.
Godin says that we should embrace fear and realize that to succeed, you have to first fail; sometimes that failure is epic. But you learn from the process. Being risk-averse might have worked when we were being stalked by wild animals, but now, it’s a detriment. The 21st century road map for success is, fail, fail, succeed, fail, succeed, fail, succeed, succeed…. Count me in the Godin camp on this one.
Failure happens. Ted Williams failed nearly 60% of the time when he batted .400. It’s the next up, and getting to that next up, that matters.
BTW, I believe that turning the valve counter-clockwise will open the valve fully. Turn clockwise to off. Unless your intention is to let all the fear out and empty the tank, then turn counter-clockwise.
LP,
I had trouble with my visual at 6:00 am on the valve and which way to turn it. I like your idea of “draining the tank” of any fear.
Long live Teddy Ballgame and his .406 in 1941! He was 22-years-old; imagine that?