"Failure refers to
the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and
may be viewed as the opposite of success."
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failure)
For all our efforts and
our best intentions, we all fail on occasion.
Sometimes we fail miserably, and other times, not so much.
But failure is not
necessarily a bad thing. Failure is
vital to the learning process, a way of filtering out what does and does not
work. For instance, you may try a new
marketing technique for your business that is a total failure. You spent money
on it, and it produced no new business.
So, you learned to never use that marketing technique again. The failure was a lesson.
In business, we should
explore new ideas and ways to work our businesses. Experiment with different marketing concepts. The experiment will either succeed or
fail. Then we move on to the next
experiment, having learned from previous trials.
http://catalystmlm.com/wp-content/gallery/love-failure/love-mlm-failure-010.jpg
Using this pattern of
exploring, experimenting and either succeeding or failing is a skill we need to
hone. When experimenting, if an idea is
bringing no results, discontinue the trial.
As soon as you discover that what you are trying is not working, stop it
immediately. Do not keep wasting your
time (and money).
When you try something
that is not successful, take time to analyze it. Don’t just move on. Look at what you did and why it failed. In this way, you can examine all the
components. Perhaps part of the
experiment is workable, worth using in your next trial.
I’d like to conclude with
a few quotes about failure from some well known people.
“My great concern is not
whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.”
Abraham Lincoln
"Success consists of
going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."
Winston Churchill
"Success is not
final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Winston Churchill
"I can accept
failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."
Michael Jordan
"Do not fear
mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out."
Benjamin Franklin
"Success is often
achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable."
Coco Chanel
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