Denis WaitleyYou must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.
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The key to staying on the right path is not wasting time on the events of the past. Rather, it’s to learn from them and make sure you don’t repeat your mistakes. Successes are wonderful things. But, if they cause you to make some bad decisions, you can end up falling off track.
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