It took Giannis less than two minutes to answer
His brilliant response teaches lessons in leadership, emotional intelligence, and how to bounce back from frustration and disappointment.
And there it is, the eight-word formula that you must remember when you suffer disappointment: "It's not a failure. It's steps to success."
Giannis Antetokounmpo's response is a perfect example of emotional intelligence in the real world-the ability to understand and manage emotions and to realize
there is no advantage in sitting around and feeling sorry for yourself. You have to move on.
And, just as an NBA team shouldn't view a season without a championship as a failure, you should not consider your setbacks, your disappointments, your frustrations as failures.
Delete the word failure from your vocabulary. Accept that "there are good days and bad days" and that "some days it's not your turn."
Then, try to come back. Try to be better. Try to build good habits. The only way to move forward is to pick up the pieces, learn from your mistakes, and try again.
Above all, remember: "It's not a failure. It's steps to success."
