Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.

The quote contrasts two mental habits: dwelling on failure (which can trap a person in regret, self-reproach, or helplessness) and focusing on the next step (which restores agency). Waitley frames “energy” as a limited resource: spending it on replaying what went wrong yields little, whereas directing it toward “finding the answer” turns a setback into a solvable problem. The emphasis is not on denying mistakes but on converting them into information for action. In a broader self-help framework, the line promotes a growth-oriented mindset—learning, adapting, and moving forward—over fixation on past errors.