May 11

Never settle for a failure. To do so is a serious blow to self-confidence. When an acrobat fails, he tries again, and, in fact, will keep the audience waiting for minutes, if necessary, until he completes his stunt successfully. He will not leave the stage until he has performed it. Otherwise he accepts into his consciousness the fact of failure so that the next time he performs he is afraid, is not sure he can do it and is, indeed, likely to fail.