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A Fresh Outlook on Setbacks & Failure

Anything related to matters of the mind

Woosah

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Not getting the results you want?

Are things going south with your business attempts, artistic endeavors, or with your relationships?

Like, why do others seem to have it so easy? How come they're the ones making all the progress when I'm here busting my a$$? WHEN'S MY TURN?

"Failing" sucks, but we all go through it from time to time. It's practically guaranteed—especially if you're doing something worthwhile.

In business. In relationships. Hobbies. Whatever. You name it.

But, believe it or not, that pain can be a good thing.

Embracing the pain that comes with failure is a strong motivator to find better solutions and improve for next time.

But that's not what most people do, is it?

Most people run from themselves—from their mistakes—come up with excuses, and make failure a reality by quitting.

It happens because of faulty belief systems. We're not born this way.

Actually, the human organism is capable of not only handling failure but learning from it.

In this light, failure is really just a sign that we're challenging ourselves to do something new or difficult.

Think of a baby learning to walk.

At no point after falling does the infant lay on the floor and think "this walking thing just must not be for me."

No.

It crawls a bit, finds its strength, and gets back up to try again.

We've all gone through this.

Many times actually.

Think of anything you're good at.

You showed up, tried, and tried again until you got better.

That's how it works.

We all have the ability to persevere.

We all have the ability to learn from our mistakes and carry on.

So, if you're finding yourself experiencing the pain of failure, congratulate yourself - you're experiencing the emotions that go with growth.

You're getting one step closer to those results you want.

So, don't let the pain of failure stop you from another attempt.

Crawl, if you must.

Find your strength.

Then get up and try again.

"The black belt has tapped more times than the white belt has been on the mat."

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Woosah

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Needed to see this!
Thanks for the comment!

Here are two quotes on the subject matter to ponder, both from Bruce Lee:

"Don't fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail."

&

"Defeat is a state of mind. No one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality."
 

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Not getting the results you want?

Are things going south with your business attempts, artistic endeavors, or with your relationships?

Like, why do others seem to have it so easy? How come they're the ones making all the progress when I'm here busting my a$$? WHEN'S MY TURN?

"Failing" sucks, but we all go through it from time to time. It's practically guaranteed—especially if you're doing something worthwhile.

In business. In relationships. Hobbies. Whatever. You name it.

But, believe it or not, that pain can be a good thing.

Embracing the pain that comes with failure is a strong motivator to find better solutions and improve for next time.

But that's not what most people do, is it?

Most people run from themselves—from their mistakes—come up with excuses, and make failure a reality by quitting.

It happens because of faulty belief systems. We're not born this way.

Actually, the human organism is capable of not only handling failure but learning from it.

In this light, failure is really just a sign that we're challenging ourselves to do something new or difficult.

Think of a baby learning to walk.

At no point after falling does the infant lay on the floor and think "this walking thing just must not be for me."

No.

It crawls a bit, finds its strength, and gets back up to try again.

We've all gone through this.

Many times actually.

Think of anything you're good at.

You showed up, tried, and tried again until you got better.

That's how it works.

We all have the ability to persevere.

We all have the ability to learn from our mistakes and carry on.

So, if you're finding yourself experiencing the pain of failure, congratulate yourself - you're experiencing the emotions that go with growth.

You're getting one step closer to those results you want.

So, don't let the pain of failure stop you from another attempt.

Crawl, if you must.

Find your strength.

Then get up and try again.

"The black belt has tapped more times than the white belt has been on the mat."

299196741_2781595361977183_1595461491944502894_n.jpg

Love the cartoons, who is doing those? You?
 
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Just to expand upon your art cartoon, in the 1700's Sir Joshua Reynolds was asked how long it took him to paint whatever painting was being viewed by the other lesser artist, to whom he replied, 'All my life!'

Dan
 

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Love the cartoons, who is doing those? You?
Thanks! I wish I could take credit for all of them, but only the ones you see in the pages of my book are mine (hired help). The rest are from a collection I've gathered over the years.
 

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Just to expand upon your art cartoon, in the 1700's Sir Joshua Reynolds was asked how long it took him to paint whatever painting was being viewed by the other lesser artist, to whom he replied, 'All my life!'

Dan
Right! This reminds me of a story about a guy that charged a mechanic $8,000 to fix a BMW that had been brought in for repair. He fixed the issue in less than 5 minutes.

When the mechanic asked about the high price, he told asked the mechanic "could you have fixed it?"

The mechanic said "no".

He then asked the mechanic, "could any of your employees fix it?"

The mechanic answered, "no".

"Could any of the other people you called to look at it fix it?"

Again the mechanic answered, "no".

So he said, "I've spent all my life around BMWs. The cost for the labor itself was maybe $100. The cost for my experience and knowledge was $7900. That's why you called me."
 
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