There is no compelling or logical reason to believe that today and every day that follows can not be better than any day already behind us.  Today has some connection with yesterday but the difference is that we can control today and yesterday is no longer controllable.  It is up to us to put in the effort required to make today better than yesterday.  “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” Will Rogers

We waste more time and more potential THINKING about what we want to accomplish in life, compared to actually doing what needs to be done.  NIKE has sold a ton of shoes and made gazillions of dollars by telling people the obvious first step to success ... Just Do It.  Instead of wondering if you should do something, put on your shoes and tie them and then the next steps take care of themselves.  ​“Success usually comes to those who are too busy looking for it.”  Henry David Thoreau

We often focus on results.  Success is not a result but a goal that helps to drive and guide our actions.  Failure is not a result, but a point in the process that allows us to recalibrate and learn and grow.  Both goals and failures are points along a graph that inch us closer to our full potential. "Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." Winston S. Churchill

No one goes into any endeavor with the goal to lose.  Everyone wants to win.  However, not everyone goes into any endeavor with the desire to do ALL THAT IT TAKES to win.  Be that rare person.  “It’s not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.” Bear Bryant