What is failure? I know all of the clichés. Failure is a good chance to change
directions. If you fail, try, try
again. Blah, blah, blah, I get
it. Let’s be honest about it,
failing stinks! No one likes to
fail. Everyone loves to
succeed. There is really no
controversy. Winning is better
than losing. But the more
important question is, what does it take to win? Bill Gates didn’t show up at an electronics store and say, "got any positions open for billionaires?" He worked and worked, used his intellect, and took
incredible chances. He is like
almost all successful people, he didn’t inherit his wealth, he earned it. They leave the proverbial cave and drag
home dinner. They do this day
after day after day. Some days are
good, some bad. But the winners
keep pushing, despite the small or even larger setbacks. Winston Churchill said, “Success is
stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” Stumbles make the successes sweet. Without the chance of failing, success
means nothing. Try difficult
things. If you persist, you will
come out the other side a better person.
You will be more capable of perseverance.
So what if I fail?
After stumbling, a little sulking is expected, but the longer you sulk,
the further from your goals you are.
One of the most destructive attributes a human can have is a victim
mentality. Everyone is a victim,
but not everyone lives like one.
Don’t live like one. Go
take weightlifting, golf, running, gardening, child rearing, your marriage,
head on.
It took all of these and A LOT MORE for me to get better. Enjoy watching me fail:
No comments:
Post a Comment