Thomas Alva Edison failed in his experiment for thousands oftimes before he was able to invent the electric light bulb.Laurence Peter failed when more than 20 publishers rejectedhis book, "The Peter Principle," before it became a best-seller. Abraham Lincoln failed the bar exam, failed inseveral business ventures, and failed in six major electionsbefore he was finally elected president.
The truth is, all the aforementioned great people failed...but they were not failures. Their actions may have failedbut not their very selves, definitely not their spirits. Infact, they used those "failed moments" as a challenge, as akey to their success.
The same can be said about any endeavor that we get into,your home business for instance. Are you failing in yourhome business? Have you ever failed? What did you do? Didyou wallow in self-pity and blame everyone for your fall? Ordid you choose to be positive about it?
POSITIVE ASPECTS OF FAILURE
Many people fail to realize that "failure" in itself is notreally a bad thing. In fact, most of those people who havefound success --- whether in their business or personallives --- went through a series of failures. However, theydid not see those experiences as a bane but as a boon. Theylearned from their mistakes, from their failures, and theyused these lessons to try and try again until they attainedsuccess. Here are some positive aspects of failure:
*Failure can actually mean that you are broadening yourgoals and undertaking fresh challenges.
In business, as in life, you encounter various changes andchallenges. Do you welcome such changes and challenges andsee how you can improve your life through these? Or do youmerely sulk and reject these because you are alreadycomfortable with the status quo and you do not want to takeany risk?
That's exactly the point. People who take the challenge facethe risk of failure, but they also accept the opportunity tosucceed. Indeed, not failing may mean that you refuse to aimhigh and broaden your goals. You content yourself withsetting "low goals" because you are afraid of failure. Inthe end, the irony of it all is that you may be failing evenmore because you have already lost the chance of successwhen you chose to do nothing about it.
*Failure can be a good test of persistence and perseverance.
How far are you willing to go? How much are you willing totake?
Truly, it is much, much easier to quit when you fail.However, a person who has the makings of a true successfulperson will persevere. He will use whatever lessons he haslearned from past mistakes and actually turn his failureinto success.
Is your business failing? Don't quit. If you do, youactually admit defeat and you are already accepting that youare a failure.
Do not look at failure as something to shun or be afraid of.Instead, look at it as an opportunity --- to learn, to grow,to aspire for more. Consider failure as a significant partof your life, because life demands that we act, participate,move. And in so doing, we take the risk of failing. But thisonly proves that we are actually doing our share.
FAILING SUCCESSFULLY
Now that you are aware of the positive aspects of failing,you are ready to apply these in your business or yourpersonal life. Here are some ways to transform that failureinto success:
1) Fail honestly. Sincerely acknowledge that you failed ---in that particular endeavor, for that time. However, makesure that you are not accepting defeat and you are notlooking at yourself as a failure.
2) Fail intelligently. Take advantage of a failed endeavor.Evaluate the experience. Analyze what went wrong. Learn fromsuch experience.
3) Fail courageously. Do not use such failure as an alibifor quitting. Instead, extract more courage from such failedendeavor and be ready to try again, to make things betterthe next time.
THE KEY TO UNLOCK YOUR SUCCESS
There are numerous reasons why endeavors, such as homebusinesses, fail. As discussed earlier, we have the power toturn failure into success. Take note, however, that we canallow failure to do two things --- to lock the door towardsour success or to serve as a key to open the door and leadus to our success. Will you allow failure to lock thatprecious door? Or will you use it to unlock and open thevery same door that it had locked? Here are some of thosefactors:
*LOCKED: Unclear business plan
*UNLOCK IT: Write out in detail a business plan that isclear, complete, and goal-oriented. A business plan is thevery foundation of your business. Remember that failing toplan is tantamount to planning to fail.
*LOCKED: Unclear goals
*UNLOCK IT: Formulate your goals and focus on them. How willyou achieve something if you are not sure of what you reallywant to achieve?
*LOCKED: No specified target market
*UNLOCK IT: Clearly define your target market. By desiringto sell to everyone, you may end up selling to no one atall.
Truly, only a handful of people succeed easily. Oftentimes,success is the sweet fruit that you reap after toiling withfailure. It can be the key to your success. Yes, we allexperience failure in our lives. But the question is: Do weuse failure to make us better? Or do we just choose to bebitter?
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