WOD: 20 min AMRAP
            P1: 100m overhead carry
            P2: wall sit/ ring hold
            P3: 5 box jumps, 5 medball burpees, 5 thursters

I hope you can see the video that is posted above. I stole it off Facebook. I first read the caption, "3 hundo failo. I'll get it next time." I scanned over it and the thought about it later. I went back to watch the video. After watching it three times, I kept thinking about it. Not too many people post videos of them failing at a lift or skill. In fact, this might be the first (except the funny ones on youtube) that has appeared on my wall. Most of what people post are status updates of how they conquered their goat or got a new PR. I read all of those updates, "like" the status, and type my congratulatory comments. Truly, I'm happy for people. I love reading about how individuals are improving.
But for some reason, I loved this video. Not because Rick failed. But because he said he'd get it next time.

Isn't that the motivation that drives an individual to succeed? Expectations drive us to get to the next level. Our failures are what motivate us to get up and try again. Our determination is what drives us to keep going. I can't even count how many times I fell on my ass Thursday attempting to get under the bar for a squat snatch. In that case, falling meant I was getting low enough for the catch. But because I didn't do it, made me want it that much more. I probably squat snatched 50 times that evening and I am ready for more.

Failures along the way make the victory that much greater in the end!