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Fail. Make plenty of glorious mistakes. Learn from them and don’t harp on what could’ve been or might be. Failed attempts will make you more resilient, and resiliency is something you will need in abundance. You can only obtain resiliency from your experiences. So have them. Put yourself out there and experience all that life has to offer. Yes, you can certainly observe from the sidelines and learn from other people’s mistakes, as your Papa has often done, but you won’t necessarily get the same kind of deep-rooted resilience. True resilience is absent of callousness.
In addition to resilience, it is important to be elastic, disciplined, and discreet. Allow us to call it living in the REDD zone:
Resilience: when you get knocked down, get back up and keep moving forward
Elasticity: be flexible enough to bend but not break
Discipline: stay focused on the task at hand and steadfast in protecting your values and ethics
Discretion: make responsible choices, be trustworthy, don’t spread gossip, fake news, or conspiracy theories