Nov 02, 2004 11:13
EIGHT THINGS ABOUT FAILURE
#1. To fail is not the same as being a failure.
One may have many failings and yet still be far from being a failure.
#2. To fail is not the disgrace everyone thinks it is.
To err is to do nothing more than to join the human race.
#3. Failure is only a temporary setback.
Failure is never the final chapter of the book of your life unless you give up and quit.
#4. Nothing worthwhile is ever achieved without running the risk of failure.
The person who risks everything to try to achieve something truly worthwhile
and fails is anything but a disgraceful failure.
#5. Failure is a natural preparation for, success.
Strange as it may seem to some of you, success is much more difficult
to live with successfully than is failure.
#6. Every failing brings with it the possibilities of something greater.
Analyze failure under whatever circumstances you choose, and you will
discover some seeds for turning failure into success.
#7. What you do with failures in your life is up to you.
Failure is either a blessing or a curse, depending upon the individual
reaction or response to it.
#8. Failings are opportunities to learn how to do things better the next time and to learn where the pitfalls are and how to avoid them.
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You can't keep blaming yourself.
Just blame yourself once, and move on.
--Homer Simpson