"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan
So, you fell flat on your behind!
Well, what did you do about it? Did you just stay there, or did you get up again?
It's the difference between letting failure have the last word or not!
I'm sure we've all found ourselves down on our rump at one time or another. But failing doesn't make us failures. It's when we choose to stay down and not try again that makes us so.
There are those we consider as successful but have failed before. And sometimes, they've failed so much that others have concluded that they won't amount to much.
But contrary to circumstances, they've proven those who've given up on them wrong!
Fell Down?
So, you fell flat on your behind!
Well, what did you do about it? Did you just stay there, or did you get up again?
It's the difference between letting failure have the last word or not!
I'm sure we've all found ourselves down on our rump at one time or another. But failing doesn't make us failures. It's when we choose to stay down and not try again that makes us so.
There are those we consider as successful but have failed before. And sometimes, they've failed so much that others have concluded that they won't amount to much.
But contrary to circumstances, they've proven those who've given up on them wrong!
Why? Oh, there are a number of reasons. But a major reason why they eventually succeed is that they don't allow their failed experiences to stop them. Instead, they learn what they can, and apply what they've learned when they try again.
They know that falling down doesn't define them, that it doesn't always have to be that way. They acknowledge what happened, learn from it, stand again, and have a go at it once more. But this time, they carefully avoid what didn't work for them.
Don't Stay Down!
Ever heard about Donald Trump? I'm sure hearing that name makes us think of the word, "millionaire," eh? But did you know that he had to go through a couple of bankruptcies?
Have you ever eaten a KFC fried chicken? I don't know about you, but I, with many others, find his chicken quite tasty. But did you know that the original recipe of Col Sanders, the founder of KFC, was rejected more than 500 times?
Ever seen Michael Jordan in his heyday with the Chicago Bulls? He seemed unstoppable! Bet you didn't know that he was once cut off from his high school basketball team.
Would you consider these guys failures today?
It's scandalous to think that "failure" should even be in the same sentence where their names are mentioned!
No sir! When we mention their names, we think, "they made it! They were successful!"
Turn Your Failures Around!
What about you?
I'm sure that if we imitate what they did, we'd also see basically the same results as they did. And it's not rocket science.
They failed.
They learned.
They stood again.
They tried again.
Read that quote from Michael Jordan above? Well, here's a more complete one,
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan
Ok, now it's your turn!
