Would you be able to tell real gold from fake at first glance?
Like most people, you probably wouldn't know because they both look the same unless you know in advance that one is real.
The same can be said about failure. At first glance, all failures may look the same because they lead to negative consequences and emotions. It is possible that among these failures lies one masquerading as a nugget of success.
You have read in many e-zines, articles, and books that failure is part of success. Failure is often disguised as success and acts as a guide to success. This article emphasizes that failure is inevitable on your path to success. It is a critical component of success.
How do you deal with this critical component?
All failures have the potential to become success stories. It's just a matter of using failure to your advantage. In this case, practice makes perfect. As you experience more failures, you'll learn what works and what doesn't.
For every failure, you are one step closer to success. This is why you must not give up easily when you fail. An intense belief in your abilities motivates you to pursue what you desire.
You must not fear failure; think of failure as a tool for success. Use failure as a tool in digging the mine of success. "So what if I fail? I may have failed now, but that doesn't mean I'm completely abandoning my goal of success. More failures? Bring them on! More failures mean more lessons to be learned.” This is the attitude you need to have in your mind and heart to pursue a goal.
What if all your resources are exhausted? What if you go bankrupt and accumulate debt? What if your assets turn into liabilities? This is where your determination and intense belief in yourself comes into play. If you truly believe that you will make it to the top, even if you have to go through the scourges of failure, go for it!
Make the most of your failures and learn from them. Try to track your failures by writing them down on a piece of paper. Use this list to identify the various causes of failures and the solutions you used to overcome them.
Ask yourself: What did I do wrong? How can I do it better? Asking difficult questions forces you to maximize the golden learning opportunity that is present in every failure.
Imagine you are in the middle of a storm. what do you usually do?
When you're in the middle of a storm, you stop whatever you're doing and try to protect what you still have. You wait out the storm in a safe place and wait for the sun to come out. Amid any turbulence, you must be sure to survive.
Failure is like a storm. It's going fast. It allows you to stop and think about why, how, and where you went wrong. The solution you are looking for is the sunshine after the storm. You consolidate your resources, back off a bit, make some adjustments, and then move on to your goal.
Remember that all failures have the potential to become success stories. It's just a matter of using failure to your advantage. Failures make you wiser and can help you uncover the hidden golden nugget of success.
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