You Can’t Fail At Being Yourself

In my life, I have set myself up for failure a lot, confusing goal-setting with imperious, inviolable self-commands.

I’ve never seen failure asmy friend, even though I was taught by my father from a young age that failure is simply another kind of opportunity. Perhaps I just never believed it. Okay, it’s pretty evident that, no, I didn’t believe it at all.

One of my most self-annoying habits is setting unrealistic expectations for myself (and others, but that’s a different post). I gather...