The Finality Of Failure . . .
Is a career limiting misunderstanding.
There is no finality to failure.
Failure often gives us a needed tap on the shoulder and . . .
Failure can present a path that previously flew under our radar
Failure often serves up lessons that prove more valuable in the long run
Sadly, there is another dimension to the “There is no finality to failure” concept
There is no finality to failure when we don’t snatch the lessons, grow and redirect
Because failure continues to show its face.
Think about that then get back out there and turn it around!
Peace!
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“Supposing
you have tried and failed again and again. You may have a fresh start
any moment you choose, for this thing we call “failure” is not the
falling down, but the staying down.” ~Mary Pickford
Paul, I love this, as usual your words remind me of other great thinkers in this case Jim Rohn “When a baby fails at it’s first attempts at walking does it’s mother say “Oh well he can’t do that!’ and stop encouraging him? ”
Is there any way at all to make that baby stop trying? As a mother I believe I can say emphatically NO!! He’s going to try until he gets it, and I’ve never even heard of a mother trying to get her baby NOT to advance, but it’s only done through multiple failures. We learn to fear failure, babies and little children don’t fear it they seem to instinctively recognize the value of each failure as a lesson learned, a correction in the trajectory.
When you think about it learning to walk and talk have to be two of the most complex and challenging skills we deal with as human beings and ALL babies (I should qualify that, all healthy babies) do it. It’s a good thing we don’t have to learn those things after we become “better educated”.
Michael Jordan:” I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six 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.”
Warmest regards,
Auntie Elizabeth
Hey Paul,
Sorry for the late comment, but this is a subject close to my heart as I have failed in four businesses throughout my career. The first one being at age 18 but I have learned every step of the way and I feel that I am the man I am today BECAUSE of my failures.I suspect that I still do not truly know how capable and powerful I am from these strengthening opportunities as I call them. Talk about lessons.While we go through them they absolutely suck big time but after thee fact you look back and NOBODY CAN TAKE AWAY THAT WE WENT FOR IT AND DID NOT SIT BY ON THE SIDELINES.Thanks again for all that you do and for all that you teach us.
Excellent article Paul and very motivating as usual. So many of us refuse to learn lessons from failures. And it makes no sense because if we have to go through them, we might as well learn a lesson!