Expectations of Failure and the Resiliency to Go On

This is where I originally read this quote and some more about it:

EXPECT FAILURE…BUT KEEP ON TRYING.

Expectations of failure and the resiliency to go on equals true and lasting success.

Dr. James Hill’s organization Center for Human Nutrition has compiled a registry of individuals who’ve lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off for at least one full year.

After studying that database, he has identified key characteristics that appeared to enable these dieters to achieve their impressive results, and he has distilled those characteristics down to a series of tips. The very first tip is this one:

EXPECT FAILURE…BUT KEEP ON TRYING.

Well-meaning people might tell you that you can’t even consider the prospect of failure, because if you allow for the fact that you may fail, that alone may prevent you from succeeding.

And yet, at least in this case, it was the expectations of failure–combined with a certain resiliency that enabled people to keep on going–that paved the way for true and lasting success.

Interesting, huh?

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