I hate failing. There seems to be a worship of failing in the Tech community that boggles my mind. I don’t “get it.” Fail fast, fail often, failing helps you learn, etc.

No, failure = losing in my book. Anyone competitive hates to lose. It just isn’t in me to revel in losing.

But back to me failing. I failed on a personal level. I started the year at 198 lbs, and 6 months later I’m 190. It’s been no progress in the past 3 months. Basically,  my bad habits have made me fail at shedding 25 lbs by the summertime.

Sure, I can still lose weight (and will).   I’ll eventually get to where I need to go. I just don’t like the idea that this failure is something I should be happy about.

So while I hate takeaways in failure, it’s pretty much the only thing “positive” in failure. As Jim Morrison says, “Hold on to your depression; that’s where you learn”

So here’s what I learned in failing.

• I didn’t start with a plan
• Once I got a plan, and saw the results ( hey, I lost 8 pounds after all….)
• I didn’t stick to the plan
• I got overwhelmed in life, which left me exposed to bad habits.
• Consistency is key.
• There is no magic bullet. Except with magical guns.