Success City!

[smswright]

 

Success City

One of the most important lessons you can learn on your road to success is that failure is not a final destination, but rather a place you pass through on your way to achieving your goals.

 

Here is a picture to show you what I mean:

 

 

This simple picture illustrates a number of very important points about the relationship between failure and success:

 

1. There is only one road to Success City

 

2. The road to Success City passes through Failureville

 

3. One of the main reasons people never reach Success City is because they are so afraid of driving through Failureville that they never start their car.

 

So what does this mean in the real world?

 

It means that failure is not the opposite of success as many people assume. On the contrary, failure is an important part of achieving success. In fact, it is usually through the process of trying and failing that we learn the lessons we need in order to ultimately achieve our goals in life.

 

My favorite quote regarding the relationship between failure and success comes from Michael Jordan:

 

"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." - Michael Jordan

 

When you understand the fact that success lies on the other side of failure you will become much more resilient to the temporary set backs that come your way.

Until next time,

Dare To Dream!

Anthony

[deltasierra]

Great post!  I like this a LOT!  I should print it out. :)

Thanks! :D

[smswright]

I love it also!   It really helps on those bad days when I may be questioning what I am doing.  I realize that it is part of the process and something I have to go through to reach success.  It makes it easier to pick myself up, dust myself off and get back to work!   

[CJLee]

Anthony,

Yes, I agree with you...failure is a stepping stone to SUCCESS!  I am an example of failure and procrastination.  I have started, stopped, written, rewritten a blog for the past 2 years, notice I did not say publish a blog. 

But after joining the CafeMom group I have been so inspired by the forums and conversation that I have published the Zest of Life blog.  I invite everyone to take a look, leave your feedback and comments...especially positive encouraging comments.  http://zestolife.blogspot.com/