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Failure, disappointment, indecision - all APPEAR to be bad words. Yet consider what they really are in your life. They are GUIDEPOSTS.
When you FAIL what are the next steps? Typically, you make a CORRECTION in behavior or direction. When you find DISAPPOINTMENT... who do you turn to? Often, you speak to a MENTOR for reflection and support. Finally, when you are having CHALLENGES making a decision... what do you do? Commonly, you seek addition EDUCATION. ALL are POSITIVE changes in your path. ALL are "auto-corrections" to aid you in ACHIEVING your end goal.
Are you able to look back at a moment that you THOUGHT was a monumental failure? Consider a firing, breakup, accident, financial crisis, etc. How are you doing today? I assume, if you are reading this, that you have come out of if OK. Not to say it didn't STING or doesn't still hurt a little, yet, you are here, now and still kicking!
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
We live in a time where most people, especially younger talent, are not used to LOSING. We have SHELTERED ourselves from the PAIN of disappointment by no longer keeping score in some games, giving everyone acknowledgments, or promoting individuals based on tenure not excellence!
You should LOOK FORWARD to the pain of failure and disappointment. Why? You think I have gone INSANE? No! When you are stumbling over failures and disappointments, you are CERTAIN that you are on a success and growth path. The only TRUE indication of ACHIEVEMENT is the failures that are earmarked along the way.
You have to take the test and MISS the questions to really learn. You must lose a game to understand HOW to win next time. So, to BELIEVE that you will be successful without failures... well, THAT is the insanity.
Don't be afraid... when you fail, you are just making sure you walking the RIGHT path.
Cheers,
Zach
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