Another saying you may have heard is “losing with grace.” A person who loses with grace approaches their opponent after a game and shakes their hand. Failing with grace is important because just as someone who loses with grace shows their opponent the respect they deserve, someone who fails with grace ignores that small set back, recognizes what adjustments they need to make to become excellent, and keeps going. What I mean is a person who strives for excellence but deals with an addiction may fail at some point, but they do not allow that one set back to cause them to spiral back into addiction. They realize that bad habit is a choice, not an excuse.
Going back to the last section on the differences between being a perfectionist and striving
Going back to the last section on the differences between being a perfectionist and striving