Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, … - Roger von Oech

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There is a Reality which is Indivisible, One, Alone, the Source and Being of all; not a thing, nor even a mind, but pure Spirit or clear Consciousness; and we are That and nothing but That, for That is our true Nature; and the only way to find It is to look steadily within, where are to be found utmost peace, unfading joy, and eternal life itself.

Roger von Oech

Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.

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Take advantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think what else it might be.

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Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of the same process.

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Look for the second right answer.

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Life is like a maze in which you try to avoid the exit.

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