tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post7871687509962469111..comments2023-05-13T06:16:44.531-07:00Comments on Conda's Creative Center - Tips, Hints & Secrets: Fall Musings: What is Failure? Success?Conda Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-70263671142268068532009-11-01T19:28:36.997-08:002009-11-01T19:28:36.997-08:00Elisabeth, welcome, welcome to my blog--I've a...Elisabeth, welcome, welcome to my blog--I've already popped over to yours and am enjoying your thoughts and insights on this odd writing life.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-33413205212634088232009-11-01T19:27:13.320-08:002009-11-01T19:27:13.320-08:00Kathy, Winston Churchill's quote is true--and ...Kathy, Winston Churchill's quote is true--and he said it during a time when many believed only failure was an option--how wrong they were!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-39711354044818085702009-11-01T12:44:32.225-08:002009-11-01T12:44:32.225-08:00Caryn, I can tell from your blog that you often su...Caryn, I can tell from your blog that you often succeed!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-88926836878498359482009-11-01T12:43:48.295-08:002009-11-01T12:43:48.295-08:00Helen, I believe any time we learn something it...Helen, I believe any time we learn something it's a success--at least that's what I keep telling myself.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-60046950852848201652009-10-31T19:29:28.776-07:002009-10-31T19:29:28.776-07:00Helen, if we never failed would we ever learn anyt...Helen, if we never failed would we ever learn anything?Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-72328975379344806262009-10-30T16:26:27.582-07:002009-10-30T16:26:27.582-07:00I'm new to your blog, Conda, and intrigued by ...I'm new to your blog, Conda, and intrigued by your thoughts on success and failure. <br /><br />I'm of the view that a certain amount of failure is essential to life. Without it we remain unchallenged. <br /><br />In my own life, one of my greatest failures has become one of my greatest sources of success. Life's like that I suppose. It isn't just a case of what you get and what happens to you, it's what you do with it.<br /><br />I look forward to exploring your thoughts more.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-78533041918438316292009-10-28T17:08:00.916-07:002009-10-28T17:08:00.916-07:00Expectations--ah, yes, Swu, the bane of a writer&#...Expectations--ah, yes, Swu, the bane of a writer's life--or at least this writer's life. Without expectations I don't believe I would be half as neurotic!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-3927740632185342742009-10-28T15:22:57.118-07:002009-10-28T15:22:57.118-07:00Enid, I too often use that yardstick, although som...Enid, I too often use that yardstick, although sometimes it's also...am I maintaining at least?Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-89411750768531807542009-10-28T15:22:06.881-07:002009-10-28T15:22:06.881-07:00Jim--the quote from Worstward Ho says it all!Jim--the quote from Worstward Ho says it all!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-87282970140899840122009-10-27T09:46:45.215-07:002009-10-27T09:46:45.215-07:00Thought provoking post, Conda.
I've found tha...Thought provoking post, Conda. <br />I've found that sometimes what we think of as failures may be successes. I once quit a job I hated, thinking I'd failed at it, but recommended it to someone who is still grateful for the chance to do something he loved. <br />Loved the Beckett quote Jim mentioned. <br />I believe we fail when we give up, so I keep trying, and remember Winston Churchill's advice to a graduating class (is it apocryphal?), "Never, ever, ever, ever, ever give up."Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-73210370386214540582009-10-26T19:19:19.753-07:002009-10-26T19:19:19.753-07:00Well said! As for your questions, I think my bigge...Well said! As for your questions, I think my biggest successes are the times when I've learned from my failures and moved on to become a better, wiser person who makes better decisions. Can't say that's always the case, but I do try!Caryn Caldwellhttp://caryncaldwell.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-12836355964132533292009-10-26T11:12:03.447-07:002009-10-26T11:12:03.447-07:00Beth, you always show a lot of great wisdom in you...Beth, you always show a lot of great wisdom in your postings and comments. And yes, we're too quick to find failure and dismiss success.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-8531441246847866412009-10-26T10:00:36.560-07:002009-10-26T10:00:36.560-07:00Carol--so true that so often it's only in late...Carol--so true that so often it's only in later context where we know whether an event was all for the good, or not.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-27057397354059213712009-10-26T08:06:46.401-07:002009-10-26T08:06:46.401-07:00It's hard to define successes and failures, I ...It's hard to define successes and failures, I think. There's the usual, my kids and marriage - successes. Failures are more difficult. I try to learn from what I did wrong in situations so I don't repeat them. Perhaps that makes them successes, in a teeny way? Who knows.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-41042049983068249622009-10-25T09:47:26.118-07:002009-10-25T09:47:26.118-07:00Conda:
In my opinion, success is directly related...Conda:<br /><br />In my opinion, success is directly related to expectation. If you set out to write a story, and you expect to complete it, and you do complete it, that's success. But if you expect to also get paid for it, and you don't, you might feel unsuccessful. <br /><br />I try to complete every project I do without loading myself up with the grand idea that I will be the great American novelist. But I must admit, when something does get published, it certainly feels good.<br /><br />Happy trails.Swubirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009070690312312456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-24896763371829473672009-10-24T22:17:04.042-07:002009-10-24T22:17:04.042-07:00Very thought provoking question. To me, success in...Very thought provoking question. To me, success in life is having improved myself. Am I a better person than yesterday? Have I grown, in the mind? <br /><br /><a href="http://steamyfantasy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Steamy Darcy</a>Enid Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248877161249788607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-35601574068878785602009-10-24T04:43:33.555-07:002009-10-24T04:43:33.555-07:00It's all to do with expectations. We fail when...It's all to do with expectations. We fail when we fail to meet whatever expectations we've set for a particular task. I see failure as inevitable since we invariably get it wrong when it comes to guessing what the future will bring, time and unforeseen occurrence being always against us of course. <br /><br />"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." – this is a well known quote from Samuel Beckett's <i>Worstward Ho</i>, and about the only thing anyone will ever remember from the piece. I think it's good advice, realistic.<br /><br />In simplistic terms that means coming to terms with the expression "good enough" – something doesn't need to be perfect but it does need to be good enough for the purpose for which it's intended. Like this comment. I've got across my points in a reasonably concise way. <br /><br />I could elaborate. I could trim. How much time can I reasonably devote to this? All things to be considered. Ultimately its success is dependent on factors I can't influence, the readers. <br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-33799335990826862272009-10-23T19:11:25.002-07:002009-10-23T19:11:25.002-07:00A sports radio host has a favorite quote about how...A sports radio host has a favorite quote about how people shouldn't view losing as failure. Instead, he points out that it means you're pitting yourself against more talented people, and you should learn from them and be proud of yourself for stretching your boundaries. What I see as a failure might be a raging success to someone else. It's all relative. Maybe we should be kinder to ourselves and think less of failing and more of learning lessons... Great post, Conda!! And thanks for the plug. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-13975736942766071982009-10-23T19:08:42.757-07:002009-10-23T19:08:42.757-07:00Deep thoughts here. I don't know that I think ...Deep thoughts here. I don't know that I think of past events as successes or failures, but as things occur I often wonder why. Usually at a later date I understand about most of them.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.com