Kammys Musing

Back in 1999, I had a presentation during my English subject. The topic was setting goals and targets to have a successful life. Feels ironic to have a totally opposite title for my blog entry.

“How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big” by Scott Adams (creator of Dilbert comic strip) could be the first, if not a handful of books in my Kindle collection that I read more than once.

I re-read it for the second time a week ago. Chuckled as I went through my earlier notes, at times beginning to understand some points. It sounded gibberish before. He reiterated that as a comic book writer, the so called advice in the book should not be taken too seriously – one should always consult a professional.

In a nutshell, he encourages one to look at failures in a different spotlight. We tend to avoid failure so much that we missed the fact that there is actually a lot of things to be learned from failures. For example, he failed his food business venture – but through it he learns what would work and what wouldn’t. Through it he gets to know processes, people etc. This would then helped him in the future if he plans to do a similar venture.

Goals are for losers. One should have a system; where you would have a routine on something. You would continue doing it on a regular basis; doesn’t matter if it rains or shine, doesn’t matter which side of the bed you woke up to. You just wake up and do it.

Before Dilbert was famous, he would get up really early (4-5am) and do his sketches before getting ready and heading to his office job. This would go on for years. This way when opportunity knocks, you are well prepared to take full advantage of it.

Its amazing how we start to see things differently if we take the time, no rush and repeat it. We don’t have to like it, but just understand it. Understand how the world around us it not so black and white; but could be greyish. At times so grey you can’t tell whether it borders the black side or the white side.

There is a part which talks about affirmation; I have different thoughts about it that I might share on a different post.

By the way this is not a paid book advertisement. I got this on sale (AUD4.99) on Amazon and find it to be an interesting book. One does not have to like everything he reads, but it certainly doesn’t harm if it helps you to see things in a different perspective.

Stay hungry, stay safe.