28 May 2007

Failure Trap



A - your starting point or current performance
B - your reference or stage that you want to achieve
T - your target period
C - your performance or achievement over time T
Grey zone - failure trap

I got this theory from TV show at NTV7. I can't recall the name of that show. Basically.. the show is a documentary of several successful CEOs in Malaysia.

I have no idea how to explain this theory. Could you understand failure trap by just looking at the above graph and the simple notes? Hmm.. I guest not right?

Ok.. I give you an example. Eddie is a a golf player and his current performance is at point A. He has a dream to become a professional golf player likes Tiger Wood who successfully performed at stage B. So.. he sets a target that 10 years from now.. he will be the next Tiger Wood and that means he aims to be at point C.

In real life.. there is no short cut or straight line. Eddie can't simply move along the straight line from point A to C but he will follow the parabolic line. Why? Because in order to be at the same stage as Tiger Wood.. Eddie needs to learn everything about Tiger Wood. How he plays.. how he exercises.. what he eats.. etc. So.. at the beginning.. Eddie will face a difficulty in trying to adopt with the new life style and for sure his performance will slightly drop before he begins to improve and finally achieves his target.

If you are down while pursuing your dream.. don't give up because that is a failure trap. It's trying to make you fail. So.. remember.. only those who can overcome the failure trap will reach their final destination successfully.

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