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I Either Win, or I Learn: Why Failure Is the Training Ground for the Man You’re Becoming
A Focused Fool Reflection on Roger Federer’s Quote. How Failure Is About Getting Back Up, and Growing Anyway.
Geoffrey Griffin
June 25, 2025
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Today in The Focused Fool…
Focused Purpose
What if failure isn’t proof you’re falling short—but evidence you’re becoming something more?
This one’s about messing up, getting back up, and realizing that every stumble is shaping the kind of man your story actually needs.
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Focused Action
This month’s theme: Consistency in Habits
We’re laying the foundation for the man you’re becoming—one small, repeatable action at a time.
Focused Wonder
Spark connection with this question tonight:
"What's something that happened today that you want to remember?"
Focused Motion
Time goes by fast, but the joy of hearing your kids call you, “Daddy” never fades.
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Your legacy isn’t later. It’s now.
Focused Purpose
I thought failure meant I wasn’t cut out for it.
Then I found myself sleeping on an air mattress in a half-finished house—alone—trying to explain to my kids why the plan fell apart.
This article isn’t about how I figured it all out. It’s about how I learned to keep going when I hadn’t.
And why that might be the whole point.
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Focused Action
Every month, The Focused Fool brings you a series of Focused Actions—practical, bite-sized steps designed to help you grow as a father, husband, and man. Each theme is broken down into 12 structured actions (3 per week for 4 weeks) that build on each other, helping you grow with clarity and purpose—one small win at a time.
These aren’t lofty goals or guilt trips. They’re simple, achievable habits designed to make you more consistent, more grounded, and more present.
This month’s theme: Consistency in Habits
Building reliable, repeatable habits that support who you want to become—even when life gets loud.
We’ll start by spotting what’s getting in the way, then build out the tools, reflection, and rhythm needed to make progress automatic. Whether you follow all 12 or just a few, each action is a brick in the foundation of your future self.
✅ Week 2 – Foundation: Build Habits That Stick
Shrink the Goal
Action: Reduce your habit to the smallest version possible (e.g., 1 push-up, 1-minute journal).
Prompt: How does this smaller version remove resistance?
Focused Wonder
Focused questions designed to spark meaningful dialogue—whether at the dinner table, during a car ride, or at bedtime. Use these questions to build trust, curiosity, and laughter in your relationships.
What's something that happened today that you want to remember?
Focused Motion
Curated videos to help make you think, to motivate, or to just laugh.
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