The keys to discovery

“When one door closes, another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” ~Alexander Graham Bell

Have you ever been so stuck on a frustrating problem or project that you overlooked a potential opportunity elsewhere? Sometimes we have to accept the fact that something isn’t working — whether it’s a product that isn’t right for us, a career we’ve outgrown, or a relationship that’s not a good fit. Letting go of something after you’ve given it your best effort doesn’t mean you’ve failed.

Great inventors like Alexander Graham Bell knew better than to focus on closed doors or failed experiments. Rather than dwell on regrets, what if we looked ahead for new doors to open? What if we we already have the keys to something better? ~CL