The author of today’s quote is American industrialist, inventor and founder of the Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford. Ford’s quote speaks to the notion that the fear of failure can constrain an individual’s potential and prevent them from taking risks or pursuing opportunities. Ford suggests that the fear of failure can act as a barrier, inhibiting individuals from fully engaging in life and pursuing their goals. This fear may lead to hesitation, indecision, or avoidance of challenges. The quote highlights the idea that when individuals allow fear to dictate their actions, they limit their capacity for growth, learning, and achievement. By avoiding failure at all costs, they miss out on valuable opportunities for personal and professional development. The quote encourages a mindset of resilience and courage in the face of uncertainty. Rather than letting fear hold them back, individuals can embrace failure as a natural part of the learning process and use it as motivation to persevere and strive for success.

Ageism is real and I can feel it. In the past two weeks since I was laid off, I have been applying to so many positions, but either I hear nothing back or I get a generic rejection email. I would take the rejection email over radio silence, but even though I felt optimistic initially, little by little, this optimism is running out. I need to get over this mindset and have a positive attitude. I’ll take this weekend to sulk and then come back with a better attitude and mindset and start anew on Monday.

It’s exam season for GG and she is busy studying for it. She has been going back to school to do group study almost daily and this seems to be helping her. I do hope she manages to keep her GPA and does well to end her first year on a high note! BB is happy with his NS vocation and while I won’t say he is thriving (after all, who thrives when you are conscripted?) he is not doing too badly. His current camp is not too far from home so travel is not as bad as it was when he was doing his basic military training.

That’s all from me this week. Today’s reminder of staying positive is as much for me as it is for you, so stay positive, have a positive mindset and keep smiling 😊