There is no finer a line than the one that separates failure and success.

When you think about how a fraction of a second, an unforeseen variable, a slight miscalculation,

can ultimately mean the wrong result, the one you didn't want. That dreaded

word, failure. And when we see failure, we think, well, back to the drawing board. That wasn't it.

We simply missed the mark. But what I'd love to point out is how so much of the time this isn't the case.

We erroneously judge our approach based on one outcome.

One swing of the axe.

The tree doesn't fall, so we blame ourselves and doubt the process.

And it's like, I get it. No one wants to continuously jam a square peg into a round hole.

It's the definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different

results. But I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about giving yourself a chance,

not walking by the thing you need.

And far too often, we tear it down to start over because we assume the approach is wrong when sometimes it's not the approach.

Sometimes things don't work at first. Some things take a while. Sometimes it just reps. I started thinking about this a while

ago. Last year, I saw this random statistic kind of halfway through the NFL season that said

fourth down on fourth and one, fourth and short. Co coaches decided to go for it 53% of the time.

I think it was. That number might be slightly off, but right around there. The idea is that there's

risk involved, which is what makes it a tough decision. What I find interesting is that the decision

to go for it on fourth and one ends up being one of two things.

It's either creative, bold, and daring, or it's stupid. It's unnecessary and reckless.

All depending on if they get that one yard. And hey, maybe they do. In which which case how great it was that they had

confidence in their team but maybe they don't and then it's hey don't you

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