Yo, today's QOD is Failure doesn't exist. Here we go. Welcome back to the quote of the day show.

I'm your host, Sean Croxton, and Sean Croxton.com.

We got the late great Kobe Bryant on this show today. Today, Kobe is

going to talk about playing the game to learn something. This is so good because it's a mindset shift

that most people never talk about or really think about. You know, we've talked in the past about

there are those people who are in the stands, just talking about the people who are playing the game.

And then there are the people who are actually on the field playing, getting dirty, right, being vulnerable, dealing with the criticism and also enjoying the wins.

But what can keep so many of us from taking that step, from getting out of the

bleachers and onto the field is not only the fear of failure, but also this need to win.

And as Kobe explains here, both of those mindsets can keep you from performing at your best,

and they can also stop you from performing at all. But what if you decided to get in

the game, not fixated on winning or fearing a possible failure, but getting in the game as simply

an opportunity to learn? Kobe Bryant's coming up. I always think that there's two types of players,

players who love to win and players who hate to lose.

Which one are you?

I'm neither.

Me neither.

Meaning that, you know, I played to figure things out.

I played to learn something, right?

Because I think if you play with the fear of failure or you play with the will to win

or that supersedes a fear of failure, I think it's a weakness either way, right?

Because if you play with the fear of failing, you'll have the pressure on yourself

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