The past is the past, remember it, learn from it, but move on...

Dear...

When people say let go of the past they often refer to bad events, but in fact it doesn't matter, holding on the past blocks you from moving forward regardless wether it was good or bad.

Positive experiences can indeed hold you as much in the past as negative experiences do. There is nothing wrong with having good memoires and being proud of past achievements, but you can all imagine people who are constantly talking about their past successes without moving forward.  Those people could have build up as much fear for going after something new as the people who have had bad experiences and are afraid to try anything in general.

Successful people learn from the past, good or bad and use this to do something new. If they had success they know what went well but are also aware that doing exactly the same again might not bring in the same results again. When they had bad results  they know it doesn't always mean their method was wrong, it could be the timing or other circumstances were off.

The point is, what happened in the past is in the past, remember it, learn from it, but in all cases move on.

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