This is known as "Escalation of Commitment". It is not working, not because it was a failed plan, but because we didn't work hard enough on it didn't have the right people making it happen, or didn't throw enough money at it.

We see it carried out in personal lives, business, volunteer organizations, and government. Rather than facing reality that we are going the wrong direction, other factors are blamed for the lack of success.

We all make mistakes and bad decisions. The key to being successful is, not to try harder to make the failed effort successful, but to recognize it won't work, learn from it, decide on, and act upon a new plan for achieving the goal or, if necessary, a new goal.

Take a look at your own life and ask the question: Are the things I am doing moving me in the direction I wish to go or am I getting frustrated spinning my wheels seeming to be taking two steps forward and three back? Doing the wrong things over and over may be comfortable but will not result in the progress we desire.

As you go through the week, take a look at how things are going. If not as you hoped for, maybe, rather than doubling down, a new direction is in order.

Have a great week,

Jim