Who wants to carry on being a failure?
Failure. Not a great word is it? It is a very negative word, it says nothing good happened at all. But it's still a word that is used a lot by so many people.
Here in the UK as this is being written there is a huge buzz in the media about an alternative phrase for the word failure. This buzz centres around a group of school teachers who have decided that failure is not an option for the children they teach. Now they just have "deferred success". Of course the media is sensationalising the phrase as Political correctness, but I can see where they are going with this.
Deferred success, I like the sound of it don't you? It was said by someone (and repeated by many) that you haven't failed until you actually stop trying. When you look right at it, deferred success means exactly the same thing. In a classroom they will make you do something over and over until you get it right, so until they give up doing it, no one has failed. If they eventually grasp the lesson then their success was only deferred until a later time.
Isn't this how you should see your business "failures" instead. You no longer failed you merely deferred success until you attain it later. Every "deferred success" is actually a step towards success because you just learned how not to do whatever it is you were attempting. Once you run out of ways that don't work, you will discover the one that does.
When you fail you are using a negative in association with your business. If you defer success then that says something positive is yet to come.
So isn't it time for you to stop failing, and instead have a "deferred success"?
Douglas Titchmarsh runs several websites, and offers ebooks to help you achieve more in your life at http://www.selfimprovementmanuals.com and publishes an e-zine for internet marketers you can get by emailing http://www.selfimprovementmanuals.com
cleaning help near Mundelein ..There is a close link between respect for another person's... Read More
The Great Library of Alexandria once held the wisdom of... Read More
On a raw, cold day in the European Alps, Lance... Read More
Are you getting frustrated because the work you continue to... Read More
Identity theft!We've all seen them. The commercials use the voices... Read More
Wow, what an outrageous claim! Why do I say this?... Read More
We were at some friend's house the other day and... Read More
If you are wishy-washy and undecided about you want and... Read More
You're considering a new career, new place to live or... Read More
There are those out there who would lead us to... Read More
Bank account bare? Bedroom barren? Body running on empty? Buddha... Read More
People often ask me how I became successful in that... Read More
Have you ever noticed when playing a video game, or... Read More
To be clear about what success is must be the... Read More
Smile brings beauty to your face, charm to your personality... Read More
I don't need to be a gypsy fortune teller to... Read More
This is a little primer on how to start, survive... Read More
I was hired to do some training for a sales... Read More
Personal power is an INSIDE JOB. It doesn't mean getting... Read More
What Makes the Difference?On a warm spring afternoon, fifteen years... Read More
Thomas Edison has done it. Naomi Watts often jokes about... Read More
If you have read this far, we both know you... Read More
In my work with clients, the issue of perspectives comes... Read More
The difference between success and failure is based on behavior.... Read More
Absolutely no one can underestimate the power of the mind... Read More
reliable maid service Wilmette ..Here are seven essential keys to success. Use these ideas... Read More
No one becomes successful by accident. Success requires making a... Read More
Reading lots these days? Having trouble remembering and recalling? For... Read More
Most people want to be successful in life. But success... Read More
People have a tremendous capacity for outstanding achievement. There are... Read More
With the long-term trend of protecting employees' individual self esteem... Read More
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.... Read More
It's not new news. It's not some ethereal theory. It's... Read More
"Write checks on a regular basis to those who you... Read More
"I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the... Read More
Let's say you're moving forward in your efforts to achieve... Read More
Thoughts move faster than the speed of light.Expectations jump faster... Read More
Everything we have in life is because of the help... Read More
What does "Lessons from My Garden" have to do with... Read More
I received an advanced copy of a book called How... Read More
Read these four simple steps that reveal how... Read More
The start of a new year is a good time... Read More
This revelation hit me the other day while I was... Read More
People often ask me how I became successful in that... Read More
OK, so here we are. We've switched the calendars out... Read More
Our thought are magnetic ! Like a magnet we attract... Read More
Whoever first said that knowledge is power was probably selling... Read More
"And when it rains on your parade, look up rather... Read More
We all strive for a 'balanced life'. Although we may... Read More
We set goals, strive for them and only consider ourselves... Read More
Success |