Ten Excellent Ways How Failure Can Be More Beneficial To You Than Success.
| Category: Entrepreneurship | Date: 2001-07-09 |
Five Of Which; Very Few Conventional Marketers Would Have Ever Thought of...
Its a bold and perhaps unorthodox claim to make. But in essence our success is largely dependent upon how we fail, how we view our unsuccessful endeavors; and most importantly how we react to them afterwards.
Success is really the progressive realization of worthwhile pre-determined goals. It is this very journey which makes or breaks us. Here are ten excellent reasons how failure can, in fact be more beneficial for you than success...
1) ENCOURAGES LATERAL THINKING
As we all make mistakes it makes great sense to learn from these and look for other possible ways to resolve our situation. Failure encourages us to look for other solutions that we ordinarily would not have thought about had things been somewhat easier.
2) GIVES US EXPERIENCE
Do you remember going for your first job after school or after just completing university? It was probably hard to get employed directly into the job you wanted as the employer wanted those who had experience to work for them.
As we error and learn from our mistakes we tend to react accordingly making us a little more aware of what needs to be done in order to achieve our objectives. If we had succeeded immediately without tasting the disappointment associated with failure then its possible that we may not have not been so adventurous in looking for other possibilities such as that outlined in the first point.
3) BUILDS CHARACTER
When we have "stuffed up" enough times one can go either way! We can choose to throw the towel in and crawl into our shell thereby forgetting about what is most dear and important to us or we can learn from the experience, gain confidence, build character and become more the person that we ideally wish to be.
Personally I like the latter of the two...
4) FAILURE ENCOURAGES THE STRONG AND DISCOURAGES THE WEAK!
If your determination, will, desire and hunger to succeed are as big as you think then to fail along the way is simply taking a lengthy detour to where you want to be. Nothing more! Weve all been in city traffic jams. Sometimes its easier (and quicker) to go an extra twenty blocks out of your way to get home.
Sure, its hard getting up after a dozen knock-downs in rapid succession but youll find a direct correlation between how quick you get back up and how long you stay there as your experience increases.
5) MAKES YOU HONEST WITH YOURSELF
If you find it hard or even impossible to justify to yourself why youre doing what youre doing then maybe youre barking up the wrong tree. Try something else in this case.
However, if your desire increases even though your successes have, to date, eluded you then the realistic value of this goal has been determined. This is priceless. You know you want it so for heavens sake go and get it!!!
6) MAKES ONE MORE INTANGIBLE/THICKSKINNED
This depends if you have what it takes to go all the way. If you melt under pressure then youll probably give up. As things become more clearer with your experience then nothing can touch you. You will begin to develop power from within! Your self-confidence goes wild with "tunnel vision" offering only one outcome; that of reaching the end. All the stuff you cop on the way youll shake off and become a better person for it.
Becoming thickskinned is really a by-product of character building with a bit more; it shows the development of the individual and reflects the change in attitude that brings the best out of us all.
7) SUCCESS TOO SOON CAN GIVE FALSE CONFIDENCE
Ive seen this time and time again with different types of businesses. They become too big too quick. Normally their size increase is inversely proportional to their ability to read books (of accountancy).
This is really a question of experience. Those who worked hard for a start then followed this up by working smarter to get where they are at today will have a much higher chance of succeeding in the long term than someone who made a couple of right decisions early on but didnt develop due to a lack of exposure to other possible problems etc. I dont mean that we should all struggle for a start to make a success of what were doing what Im saying is that generally speaking those who have had problems, learned from them and solved them have a better chance of developing further simply due to their exposure and experience.
Succeeding too quickly may actually blind ones potential...
8) FAILURE ENCOURAGES IMPROVEMENT & PLANNING
If I keep "stuffing up" what Im doing then obviously its the operator whos lacking and not the tools. Failing is one thing, but making the same futile mistake repetitively is just plain ridiculous. So, if this seems to be happening it probably makes good sense to sit down and re-analyze your approach. Sure its possible to do this when youve succeeded as well to look when looking to the next task and goal but theres a sense of urgency about this when things arent going to plan.
Failing is simply a way of finding out that your methods of the day didnt work. Its not a bad thing, it just requires a gentle grease an oil change, a lubrication here and there and then you can put your vehicle back on the road and test the re-alignment once again. Through careful planning and observation, failure will ALWAYS push you in the direction of success if you use it as the stepping stone for goal achievement that it so rightfully is.
9) FAILURE REVEALS YOUR WEAKNESSES
Are you someone who passes on all the stuff you dont do very well or would you rather stick at it, making a few errors along the way to eventually master the art? Take a simple tennis match for example. Do you run around your backhand to use your forehand and develop half a game or do you feed your backhand until it becomes as good as your forehand?
Use failure as a chance to strengthen those areas that are letting you down.
10) SUCCESS IS THE ATTITUDE FAILURE IS THE LEVER
Develop a successful attitude and let failure lever and assist you with its strength and power of learning and understanding. Do not allow failure to absorb and destroy your spirit. Gain strength from knowing your desired outcome is one step closer.
If you have 100 ways you would like to try to get your desired result then one wrong turn just involves backing-up a tad and altering your game plan with your newfound knowledge. The world provides you with an abundance of opportunity so for heavens sake dont take the easy way out and let yourself down because you screwed up a few times. Build on your knowledge; apply it all, use it, do it, make it, be it!
Think Successfully. Your partner in success.
About the Author
Darren Roberts Copyright © 1999, All Rights Reserved
Subscribe to Darrens popular "Success and Self-Motivation" Weekly publication, "AAvenues 2 Your Success" and receive the E-Book "How To Build A Healthy Attitude" absolutely free.
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Its a bold and perhaps unorthodox claim to make. But in essence our success is largely dependent upon how we fail, how we view our unsuccessful endeavors; and most importantly how we react to them afterwards.
Success is really the progressive realization of worthwhile pre-determined goals. It is this very journey which makes or breaks us. Here are ten excellent reasons how failure can, in fact be more beneficial for you than success...
1) ENCOURAGES LATERAL THINKING
As we all make mistakes it makes great sense to learn from these and look for other possible ways to resolve our situation. Failure encourages us to look for other solutions that we ordinarily would not have thought about had things been somewhat easier.
2) GIVES US EXPERIENCE
Do you remember going for your first job after school or after just completing university? It was probably hard to get employed directly into the job you wanted as the employer wanted those who had experience to work for them.
As we error and learn from our mistakes we tend to react accordingly making us a little more aware of what needs to be done in order to achieve our objectives. If we had succeeded immediately without tasting the disappointment associated with failure then its possible that we may not have not been so adventurous in looking for other possibilities such as that outlined in the first point.
3) BUILDS CHARACTER
When we have "stuffed up" enough times one can go either way! We can choose to throw the towel in and crawl into our shell thereby forgetting about what is most dear and important to us or we can learn from the experience, gain confidence, build character and become more the person that we ideally wish to be.
Personally I like the latter of the two...
4) FAILURE ENCOURAGES THE STRONG AND DISCOURAGES THE WEAK!
If your determination, will, desire and hunger to succeed are as big as you think then to fail along the way is simply taking a lengthy detour to where you want to be. Nothing more! Weve all been in city traffic jams. Sometimes its easier (and quicker) to go an extra twenty blocks out of your way to get home.
Sure, its hard getting up after a dozen knock-downs in rapid succession but youll find a direct correlation between how quick you get back up and how long you stay there as your experience increases.
5) MAKES YOU HONEST WITH YOURSELF
If you find it hard or even impossible to justify to yourself why youre doing what youre doing then maybe youre barking up the wrong tree. Try something else in this case.
However, if your desire increases even though your successes have, to date, eluded you then the realistic value of this goal has been determined. This is priceless. You know you want it so for heavens sake go and get it!!!
6) MAKES ONE MORE INTANGIBLE/THICKSKINNED
This depends if you have what it takes to go all the way. If you melt under pressure then youll probably give up. As things become more clearer with your experience then nothing can touch you. You will begin to develop power from within! Your self-confidence goes wild with "tunnel vision" offering only one outcome; that of reaching the end. All the stuff you cop on the way youll shake off and become a better person for it.
Becoming thickskinned is really a by-product of character building with a bit more; it shows the development of the individual and reflects the change in attitude that brings the best out of us all.
7) SUCCESS TOO SOON CAN GIVE FALSE CONFIDENCE
Ive seen this time and time again with different types of businesses. They become too big too quick. Normally their size increase is inversely proportional to their ability to read books (of accountancy).
This is really a question of experience. Those who worked hard for a start then followed this up by working smarter to get where they are at today will have a much higher chance of succeeding in the long term than someone who made a couple of right decisions early on but didnt develop due to a lack of exposure to other possible problems etc. I dont mean that we should all struggle for a start to make a success of what were doing what Im saying is that generally speaking those who have had problems, learned from them and solved them have a better chance of developing further simply due to their exposure and experience.
Succeeding too quickly may actually blind ones potential...
8) FAILURE ENCOURAGES IMPROVEMENT & PLANNING
If I keep "stuffing up" what Im doing then obviously its the operator whos lacking and not the tools. Failing is one thing, but making the same futile mistake repetitively is just plain ridiculous. So, if this seems to be happening it probably makes good sense to sit down and re-analyze your approach. Sure its possible to do this when youve succeeded as well to look when looking to the next task and goal but theres a sense of urgency about this when things arent going to plan.
Failing is simply a way of finding out that your methods of the day didnt work. Its not a bad thing, it just requires a gentle grease an oil change, a lubrication here and there and then you can put your vehicle back on the road and test the re-alignment once again. Through careful planning and observation, failure will ALWAYS push you in the direction of success if you use it as the stepping stone for goal achievement that it so rightfully is.
9) FAILURE REVEALS YOUR WEAKNESSES
Are you someone who passes on all the stuff you dont do very well or would you rather stick at it, making a few errors along the way to eventually master the art? Take a simple tennis match for example. Do you run around your backhand to use your forehand and develop half a game or do you feed your backhand until it becomes as good as your forehand?
Use failure as a chance to strengthen those areas that are letting you down.
10) SUCCESS IS THE ATTITUDE FAILURE IS THE LEVER
Develop a successful attitude and let failure lever and assist you with its strength and power of learning and understanding. Do not allow failure to absorb and destroy your spirit. Gain strength from knowing your desired outcome is one step closer.
If you have 100 ways you would like to try to get your desired result then one wrong turn just involves backing-up a tad and altering your game plan with your newfound knowledge. The world provides you with an abundance of opportunity so for heavens sake dont take the easy way out and let yourself down because you screwed up a few times. Build on your knowledge; apply it all, use it, do it, make it, be it!
Think Successfully. Your partner in success.
About the Author
Darren Roberts Copyright © 1999, All Rights Reserved
Subscribe to Darrens popular "Success and Self-Motivation" Weekly publication, "AAvenues 2 Your Success" and receive the E-Book "How To Build A Healthy Attitude" absolutely free.
Click Here To Subscribe!
The above is an excerpt from Darrens new book called: "Making Your Success Inevitable" For more information on subscriber discounts and bonuses:See details below.
darren@topliving.com
http://topliving.com
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