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Originally Posted by cdn2wheeler  Fellow #2 set a goal of being a race driver. Put 100% of himself into it. Practiced-practiced-practiced, did all the right things, made the connections, spent scads of money on cars and training. It ruined 2 marriages, he's declared bankruptcy once and is close to going through it again. And he has yet to set wheels onto a track in a race. |
Part of every achievement is being able to adapt. Being able to see what is working and what is not working and change your approach.
One of definitions of insanity is doing exactly the same thing and expecting different result. It ain't gonna happen.
I can't claim to know what Fellow#2 problem is, but it does seem like he did not adapt. Yeah he is probably not made for race car driver, but if looked deep enough at why he liked that, I bet he would've found that there are probably lots of other ways to satisfy that need, still be in racing circles, and be successful.
Familiarity breads contempt whether it is familiarity with success or failure. Trickiest part is actually changing when things do not go as you've planned.