042 After the Miss
Hey Tiger, most of your hunts end with the deer getting away. You rest, and then you go again.
What do we do after a miss?
What do you do after a miss?
Dusk in a dry forest. A tiger bursts from the grass. The deer leaps away and is gone.
The tiger stops, breathing hard. Then it turns, and walks calmly back into the shade.
What really happens
Even tigers, among the most powerful hunters alive, fail far more often than they succeed. Most of their hunts end with the prey escaping.
They rest, and then they try again.
How we know: Researchers widely report that most tiger hunts fail; exact success rates vary between studies, so we print no number.
The turn
We often treat one failure as proof that we are not good enough.
The tiger fails most of the time. It is still the tiger.
Three takeaways
- Missing is normal, even for the best.
- Rest, then try again.
- Your worth is not one hunt.
The tiger misses most hunts. It never stops being a tiger.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.