Howdy Friend,
My mentor
Johnny C inspired me to write this article. His recent article got me thinking
about failure. More specifically about all of the failures I’ve encountered lately.
Don’t get me wrong failing is NOT a bad thing. In fact I’m a failure quiet
regularly. . . and damn proud of it. Being a failure, at least to me, just
means you’re still in the game! It means you’re actually a winner because you
don’t give up without a fight!
Easy now. .
. I didn’t say that I’m a loser. Far
from it. To me a loser is someone who doesn’t try to succeed. It’s someone who
throws her hands up at the first little resistance and gives up.
Hey, we all
have cool talents. . . sometimes they just hide and never come out to play. There’s
all sort of cool stuff I happen to succeed at like play drums like it’s nobody
business, repair PCs and data circuits, cook up lip-smackin stuff on the grill with
the best of ‘em, be a caring friend that listens to your problems and tries to
help out. And I’m a pretty damn good copywriter too! And that’s just scratching
the surface!
I am not
bragging here. It’s to illustrate that if you dig a little bit, you find all
sorts of things you enjoy doing and are good at it. And I bet you’re the same
with you own unique set of skills, talents, and knowledge too!
But I think
the real reason I’m a successful “failure” is because I keep trying. I keep on keeping on. I’m a bull-dog that
keeps tearing away at the done till I get to the good stuff!
At different
times we are all failures to a certain extent. Look back through history at the “failures”.
One that comes to mind is Thomas Edison. Heck he hosed thousands before the
winning formula surfaced. But over the course of his life success topped his
failures. And so it is with you. . . if
you don’t give up.
Sometimes
failure is a hard pill to swallow. I know firsthand just how painful it can be.
Most oftentimes I failure at whatever task is at hand. I’ve fallen on my face
more times than I care to admit to. But so what? I get a brand new attempt. . .
IF I give myself permission to try it again. And guess what? Most of times my
plan works after some tweaking and persistence.
You shouldn’t
take defeat personally. Nor should you take it as permanent. It is only a
temporary state of being. Most folks throw in the towel waaay too early. They
give up right before success comes.
OK. Here’s
your homework. Resolve NOT to give up so soon or so easily. Keep trying. Make a
wish list of things you want. Decide which on the items are truly worth
pursuing then turn them into goals. Set a tight time frame for each goal, and
then get busy. You can do it. I know that you can!
Warmly,
Emette
P.S. One is the most valuable books I've ever read on personal achievement is Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. If you'd like a FREE copy, just ask and I'll send you one via email. It's a PDF version of the original book. You can email me directly at: eemassey@yahoo.com
