FAILING FORWARD TOWARD SUCCESS

AUTHOR: GIGI – HTTP://MAKEMONEYWITHBIMTODAY.COM/

Look carefully at those definitions and you’ll probably realize Look carefully at those definitions and you’ll probably realize they have one thing in common when it comes to goal they have one thing in common when it comes to goal achievement: failure is a PERCEPTION.achievement: failure is a PERCEPTION.

If you believe you have failed, then you have. If you believe you If you believe you have failed, then you have. If you believe you don’t have the ability to succeed, then you don’t. If you believe don’t have the ability to succeed, then you don’t. If you believe you can’t handle the pressure of achieving your goals, you can’t. you can’t handle the pressure of achieving your goals, you can’t. If you believe you’re not successful, you aren’t. Failure only If you believe you’re not successful, you aren’t. Failure only exists in your own mind! The moment you decide to give up or exists in your own mind! The moment you decide to give up or stop working toward your goals, failure is born.stop working toward your goals, failure is born.

What if you never do that? What if you continue working toward What if you never do that? What if you continue working toward your goals, one step at a time for as long as it takes? There’s no your goals, one step at a time for as long as it takes? There’s no failure then, is there?failure then, is there?

This insight should be very encouraging if you’ve been working This insight should be very encouraging if you’ve been working toward your goals and not yet seen positive results. Simply keep toward your goals and not yet seen positive results. Simply keep going and you cannot fail!going and you cannot fail!

Look carefully at those definitions and you’ll probably realize Look carefully at those definitions and you’ll probably realize they have one thing in common when it comes to goal they have one thing in common when it comes to goal achievement: failure is a PERCEPTION.achievement: failure is a PERCEPTION.

If you believe you have failed, then you have. If you believe you If you believe you have failed, then you have. If you believe you don’t have the ability to succeed, then you don’t. If you believe don’t have the ability to succeed, then you don’t. If you believe you can’t handle the pressure of achieving your goals, you can’t. you can’t handle the pressure of achieving your goals, you can’t. If you believe you’re not successful, you aren’t. Failure only If you believe you’re not successful, you aren’t. Failure only exists in your own mind! The moment you decide to give up or exists in your own mind! The moment you decide to give up or stop working toward your goals, failure is born.stop working toward your goals, failure is born.

What if you never do that? What if you continue working toward What if you never do that? What if you continue working toward your goals, one step at a time for as long as it takes? There’s no your goals, one step at a time for as long as it takes? There’s no failure then, is there?failure then, is there?

This insight should be very encouraging if you’ve been working This insight should be very encouraging if you’ve been working toward your goals and not yet seen positive results. Simply keep toward your goals and not yet seen positive results. Simply keep going and you cannot fail!going and you cannot fail!

There is an excellent book that covers the There is an excellent book that covers the subject of failing called “Failing Forward” by subject of failing called “Failing Forward” by

John C. Maxwell. John C. Maxwell.

There is an excellent book that covers the There is an excellent book that covers the subject of failing called “Failing Forward” by subject of failing called “Failing Forward” by

John C. Maxwell. John C. Maxwell.

Which I recommend you read. I read the book and it helped me look at the word “failure” in a different way. I come to realize that I am only a failure if I give up.  So keep going after your goals and don’t worry if it doesn’t happen right away.

 That’s what I call “failure into success”.

What are your thoughts on this – I love to hear your comments!!!

What are your thoughts on this – I love to hear your comments!!!