"I can accept failure, everyone fails at something.
But I can't accept not trying." ~Michael Jordan
"It's fine to celebrate success but it is more
important to heed the lessons of failure." ~Bill Gates
"Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure.
Continue to reach out." ~Benjamin Franklin
I am convinced that our success and overall happiness in
life will greatly be determined upon our perception of and our response to
failure. We all have failure situations in life or circumstances that are tough
to get through. They may happen as a result of poor judgment on our part, or
they may come as a result of someone else's actions or behavior, or they may
come all on their own. In any case, having the correct perception and response
will make the outcome far more effective and turn a potential stumbling block
into a future building block of opportunity.
John Maxwell lives his life by particular guidelines in
order to remain effective and on track. One such guideline is that he will only
allow himself, after a failure to give attention and feel awful about the
situation for a period of 24 hours and no more. After that time has passed it
is time to get up, dust off, and get moving again.
My challenge to you this week is to identify some situation
that you would otherwise like to feel yucky about, and choose rather to work
out a positive solution. As far as the ugly things in the past, well, do not
let bad things that happened in the past control your future opportunities,
because yesterday ended last night and today is a brand new start.
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