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I kind of view "failure" as just another folded hand in a game of Texas Hold'em. At some point, you might take down a pot to make up for past failures. You might not take down that pot and you might end up broke and penniless, but the outcomes don't really define whether or not you played the hand properly.

You always have to play your hand to the best of your abilities, even if you get dealt life's equivalent of 7-2 off-suit.