A respected but overly generous colleague wrote today, "you are definitely this century's father of intellegent training, Coach Sonnon."
I once complained to my teacher each new variation on a technique or a new combination I use to win a fight, other fighters instantly take and name their own with a different label.
He laughed and said, "Success has a thousand fathers. Failure is a bastard. Own your failures because no one else
will want them and they're what give you the experience you need to win. Love
the bastards and don't get swept up in paternity suits for what you
occasionally get right."
Although
my colleague flattered me with her generous opinion of my work, I must defend
myself against my ego when I read statements like these.
It can
be such a slippery slope to accept credit, complement or even respect. And like
my coach advised, focusing upon all of the necessary, albeit unwanted, failures
which lead to the infrequent successes not only keeps us humble. It keeps us
growing.
As
Thomas Edison reflected, “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that
won't work."
Very
respectfully,
Scott
Sonnon
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