The following Aan Cohen’s quotes via Josepha Haden Chomphosy ‘s post:

To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny.

In her post, Josepha writes in a recent leadership session she chose the following image:

Commenting on her choice to the above image she writes:

• If you are like me—a planning, strategic thinking, “yes, but how did we get here” type person—then you probably know that that photo implies countless hours of training, practice, and probably a handful of painful lessons. No one ever got to the point where they are floating, attached to nothing, free from the aid of wings or the safety of a harness without years of intense dedication.
• For any sport like this (gymnastics, motocross, dance, surfing, anything) one of the earliest things you have to learn is how to fall well. Since what goes up must come down, you are told early on how to land safely. How to limit the risk (of injury) in the resolution (of reuniting with Earth).

Indeed, I’m a huge fan of the reality sports program, like NBC’s Voice, Ninja warriors, etc simply because the painful process of getting there inspires me to work harder. When I fail or have difficulty learning something on my first try, I simply consider that failure is part of a learning process.