Ever heard of AIM? AOL instant messenger?
Many people choose to engage in occupations and activities that are safe and conventional. They do not deliver satisfaction, fulfillment or joy in living. Their real failure is failing to move in the directions of their dreams.
This is how this page in the motivational website starts off. http://www.motivation-tools.com/elements/overcoming_failure.htm
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What about AOL? See what the CEO says below... |
"If everything you do works, you are not trying hard enough." |
| "I want to find people who have had to work hard and who have learned from their failures.
Perseverance is no guarantee you'll succeed, but without it, it's almost guaranteed you won't"
- Steve Case, CEO of America on- Line. |
| WOULD YOU HAVE GIVEN UP IF YOU FAILED THIS MUCH?
This person: At age 22 - Failed in business; At age 23 - Was defeated for the State Legislature: At age 24 - Again failed in business; At age 25 - Was elected to the State Legislature; At age 26 - His sweetheart died; At age 27 - He suffered a nervous breakdown; At age 29 - Was defeated for speaker; At age 31 - Was defeated for elector; At age 34 - Was defeated for Congress; At age 37 - Was elected to Congress; At age 39 - Was defeated for Congress; At age 46 - Was defeated for the Senate; At age 47 - Was defeated for Vice-President; At age 49 - Was defeated for the Senate; At age 51 - Was elected President of the United States. This person was Abraham Lincoln.
Do you ever feel like a failure? Do you think Abraham Lincoln did? Do Not you let your failure stop you in doing good things.
Personal Example I was a very shy boy. In high school I would blush as the good-looking girl would pass my aisle and her eyes would meet mine just for a flash of time. I would quickly look at the floor feeling that she could read my every thought.
In elementary school I seldom talked to anyone unless they talked to me:
Here are some of the things my "guiding hand" took me through to take the shyness out of me:
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Ezine Article About Overcoming Failure
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