Success is built upon the foundations of failure

Anyone who was ever successful at something messed it up at some point.  The reason why they are successful today is that they dealt with the failure in a productive way.  

An early failure is natural on the road to success it tells us that whatever we have decided to do is hard and therefore it is worth doing and in the end it will reward us.  Failure is life’s most efficient way of teaching us what we need to know.  

How do we deal with it?  Celebrate your failure.  This is a great discovery for you and a great chance to progress to the next stage.  Remember Edison, when talking about making the lightbulb said ‘I didn’t fail 1000 times – I just discovered 1000 ways that didn’t work!’.  

Then, Think about what your failure says about you.  With some introspection and discussion with a trusted friend, you will find out what you need to do on your next step to success.  

If anyone ever says ‘You failed at this so you can’t do it.  Avoid them.  It’s that kind of thinking that keeps us trapped.  Failure is natural and healthy as long as we use it to our advantage.