MJ used to say as long as you know what you want and work for it then you will get what you want regardless of what happens along the way.
well, i used to race sailboats, and have raced against many national champions and olympic gold medalists in several classes. . . and one of them had a great saying: each race, even if its a championship race, is just practice for the next race. . . . because the goal is to practice eliminating mistakes. . . so look at each day as practice for eliminating mistakes, because in the end, the competitor that makes the least number of mistakes, WINS! and its not the winning that you concentrate on, its the mechanics and the execution of the plan . . . . sportsguy