You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you. — Barack Obama

You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.

Author: Barack Obama

Insight: Your brain naturally turns a bad breakup or flop into your identity. The twist? That same failure is actually free education if you flip how you look at it. The difference between someone who bounces back and someone stuck is just that one choice.

Source: Dreams from My Father, p. 424, 1995

You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.

Barack ObamaDreams from My Father, p. 424, 1995

Insight

Your brain naturally turns a bad breakup or flop into your identity. The twist? That same failure is actually free education if you flip how you look at it. The difference between someone who bounces back and someone stuck is just that one choice.

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Barack Obama

Barack Obama is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He made history as the first African American to hold the presidency and is known for his efforts in promoting healthcare reform, advancing LGBTQ rights, and improving US relations with other countries.

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