If something you did causes failure, shouldn't the exact opposite of what you did bring success?

Success and failure. We think of them as opposites, but they're really not. They're companions - the hero and the sidekick.

Most people think of success and failure as opposites, but they both are products of the same process.

Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal.

When you fail, fail, and then find your 'No' in life, your Next Opportunity. When you find your next opportunity, say:

Yes... always yes.

Karma comes after everyone eventually. You can't get away with screwing people over your whole life, I don't care who you are. What goes around comes around. That's how it works. Sooner or later the universe will serve you the revenge that you deserve.