Some people do not listen to others who they think, have no right to say something because for them they are a 'failure'. Before thinking the same, we must consider that we never learn in life unless we make mistakes, and fail. It is part of the life process. Nobody has a straight line to success. We learn from our own and other people's failures.
I have experienced a lot of life's worst hits since childhood, but being alive up to now is one way of saying, "Yes, I bounced back." There are still some critics and detractors who want to squeeze me, but I do not allow them to define me, and to control my destiny. I may be on hiatus for some time when needed to recharge my energy, preserve my mental health and boost my fighting spirit.
My favorite failure-to-success videos are those featured by Goalcast.com -- short, but meaningful and moving. We only see the success of many people at the surface, but we do not know what they went through, what obstacles they won by persistence and determination to get out of their unbelievable situation.
JK Rowling's story is inspiring and she credits her success to past failures. Before Harry Potter brought her much wealth and fame, she was a poor divorced mother, going to school but finding time to write a novel. For her, failure is a process of stripping away the non-essentials from a person. With a huge idea, she focused on one thing, just one thing, that really mattered to her -- writing -- a field where she felt she truly belonged. She started it and finished something great that attracted more and more successes.
The pull of rock bottom sometimes can be devastating that you would want to just bury yourself under the ground. Despite his painting talents, Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime, and his failures pushed him to end his life. After his death, his paintings were sold at very high prices. He could have lived longer and better if he did not submit himself to the invitation of the dark forces.
We need to work on our failures with a renewed spirit. We cannot escape from our failures because they are a part of our own past, but we can meaningfully live and learn from them. JK Rowling cemented all her failures at the rock bottom where they belong and built her solid foundation there.
No matter what your age is right now, no matter how worst your failure is, remember Napoleon Hill's motivational words --
Most great people have attained their greatest success JUST ONE STEP beyond their greatest failure.So passionately move one step beyond your failure, no matter the scale. Champions defeat the obstacles.
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