Eric Worre talked about how often we either win at what we attempt, or we learn from our failures. We learn from both success and failure, but the lessons we learn from failure stay with us much longer. Asking the correct question helps us to learn the essential lessons. Change “Why Me” to “What Now” is an essential step in this process. The world is not stacked against us. The only way we can truly succeed is to learn from our successes and failures.
Times of Joy and Times of Learning
We are always learning, no matter what we are doing and what the success of activities is. In our life, there are times when we have joy. There are also times when we have intense learning. It is wonderful when they happen to be the same time, but that is not a guaranteed. Usually, our times of greatest learning are when we are struggling the most, when we consider our efforts a failure. The question becomes, what are we learning from those failures and how many times we have to go through those failures before we learn the lesson we need to learn.
Lou Holtz’s Three Rules
Lou Holtz was one of the top coaches in the United States. He is now a successful business executive. In coaching, he wanted to keep the instructions simple, so they could be effectively followed. His three laws are:
- Make good choices. All of our choices have consequences; Choices are the greatest opportunity and power we have. We move forward the most when we make decisions. Some choices will lead us in the direction we want to go. Others are “super” learning opportunities. The most important choice we can make daily is to have a good attitude.
- Do everything to the best of your ability. If it is worth doing, it is worth doing well. In business we have two mandates: a. Satisfy your customer; b, Make a profit. Unless we have satisfied customers, we will not succeed. In business, companies that do not make money cease to exist.
- Care about other people. I know I have the most joy when I am able to serve others In life and in business, building strong relationships is the key to success. Besides the customers, our main effort should be helping our team to be successful also.
Author Lea Martin and “Dear Land of the Free”
Lea Martin was interviewed by Glenn Beck on 2 October 2026. Lea is originally from France and had stereotypical views about the United States until she came “Stateside.” She lived for several years in the Amish countryside of Pennsylvania. Living among the Amish, she started realizing how much freedom we have in the United States. “Dear Land of the Free” is “a love letter to a country that changed everything.” We have the ability of making our own choices, to take chances, and either succeed or fail. In both cases, we learn.
The privilege to try and fail is something she did not see in France. Lea said that in the United States, we have the opportunity to create an idea and pursue our dream, in France everyone would explain what a bad idea that was and talk that person into sticking with what is “tried and true” and never try anything out of the ordinary. Here in the United States, we are encouraged to take changes and grow into a better person. There will be learning opportunities through both success and failure. The failures are the most painful, but they also provide the greatest learning opportunity.
Conclusion
We have the opportunity in the United States to be the best person we can be. We are encouraged to start on our own path towards success. For each of us, that path will be different, and our success is not guaranteed. We are given the opportunity, if we take it. to try something new. That attempt may lead to success or failure. The outcome may not be as important as what we learned. Hopefully, with enough learning, we will succeed with what is most important to us. We either win at what we attempt, or we learn from our failures.
Call To Action
Jobs are never forever. Organizations hire and fire. Most organizations have minimum loyalty, but do expect it from you. If you are aware of this and can learn to navigate this type of environment, great. If you want more control of your earning potential think of entrepreneur opportunities. One are with the least overhead to enter is Relationship Marketing. But it requires effort and choosing a company with whom you want to work carefully. Start with whether you want to use the products and if you have friends that would benefit from using the products also. Then research the company. Relationship marketing has made many people a good living. Ger in touch with me if you would like more information.