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Success and failure are not unlike other objects in the universe: they are guided by and subject to the whims of momentum, physical and otherwise. The more you engage in a behavior, the more frequently that behavior occurs – and more quickly. This momentum creates a sense of success being generative and influencing future success. The same applies to failure; since it is predicated on a series of behaviors, the more you engage in them, the more frequent they become.

The danger lies in seeing the momentum as fate or determinism. You are in charge of changing the momentum, of creating new behavioral tendencies that propagate toward a synergy. Do not allow past mistakes to create a self‐fulfilling prophecy that dominates your path to success.