It’s true. I am a failure and I’m not afraid to admit it, because it’s the truth. I may be a failure, but failure is the best thing that ever happened to me. My failures are my most valuable assets.
Why? Because I found my purpose through failures. I also found humility and realized I’m not better than anyone else.
What does failure mean to you? What are some of your failures? Leave a comment below and share your thoughts. I’d love to hear from you.
I failed a lot in life, at school, business, career, relationships… and the list goes on.
Let’s look at some of my failures, imperfections, and challenges:
But my biggest failure in life was to focus on my biggest failures. Big mistake. Everyone does fail at something. Let’s forgive ourselves and move on.
Today I’m still alive and those doctors and teachers were wrong. 
I cured myself of years of disability in 1 hour. Sounds crazy but it’s true.
6 months later, my business eventually became successful enough to support myself and my mom so she could quit her job.
I quit my job and saved all my money to move to a new city and take 1 year off work to fulfill my dream and contribute.
I have amazing, compassionate, loving, purpose driven friends from all over the world
I’ve had mind blowing dating and relationship experiences.
I’ve experienced an incredibly fulfilling life and I’m grateful for every moment ….
Basically, I turned those challenges into strengths and opportunities. It was scary, but really worth it. I still make a lot of mistakes and fall down a lot, though.
Have you failed a lot too? If you are, then you and I are in good company.
Who else failed? Here’s a list of top 10 biggest failures:
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed…. I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying. “
- Michael Jordan
“Would you like me to give you a formula for… success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure.”
-Thomas J. Watson, Founder of IBM.
“Success is 99% failure”
- Honda
* Albert Einstein (age 10) “You will never amount to much,” schoolmaster.
* Ludwig van Beethoven. No talent for music … “as a composer he is hopeless,” music teacher.
* Thomas Edison. too stupid to learn anything, teacher.
* The Coca Cola Company. Sold only 400 bottles its first year in business.
* The Beatles (1962). “We don’t like their sound … guitar music is on the way out,”Meca Records.
* Jack Canfield and Mark Hanson. “Nobody wants to read a book of short little stories,” one of the 144 publishers that rejected the book proposal for “Chicken Soup for the Soul.”
Failure is the foundation of success, and the means by which it is achieved.
—Lao Tzu
“Failure is not giving things a go in the first place. People who fail are those who don’t have a go and don’t make an effort. Failures can’t be bothered. There are few people who’ve tried something and fallen who didn’t get enormous satisfaction from trying, and I’ve learned more from people who have tried and faltered than from the few charmed people for whom success came easy.
- Richard Branson
What should we do when we fail?
The word “Failure” needs to be redefined.
FAILURE
Old Definition:
A negative, fatal, and final result indicating:
* An inability to perform and a lack of success.
* A falling short because of ineptness, deficiency, or negligence.
* A bad, bad thing that should be avoided, mourned, and punished.
New Definition of Failure
A short-term unexpected result that reflects a challenge in progress and that provides:
* A stepping stone to success.
* An opportunity for learning and development.
* An opportunity for creative change and innovation.
Learn From Failure!
“ Once you embrace unpleasant news not as negative but as evidence of a need for change, you aren’t defeated by it. You’re learning from it.”
—Bill Gates
What about you? What are your thoughts on failure? Leave a comment, I’d love to hear from you.
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