The record on earth which will never go away until you die,

and the record in heaven which can be wiped clean just by asking Jesus Christ.

If you keep it in mind then you can roll with the punches of life more easily, and won't think that you need some great life here as badly as getting to where the good life really gets going! If crap happens, bro, it's not the end of the world. Learn and get better. The only mistakes you can make is not learning from them.