YOU CAN'T AVOID FAILURE

To succeed in both the small and large challenges of everyday life, defeats often matter more than victories. During an interview about the troubled period of experimenting with the incandescent light bulb, Thomas Edison, the prolific inventor of General Electric, said: “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” Many would have given up on the third attempt, but Edison understood the essence of failure. Failure is not an alternative to success. Failure is a REQUIREMENT for success. So CHANGE YOUR MINDSET: when it comes to achieving a goal, many of us adopt a mindset where success and failure are mutually exclusive. On one side, we imagine the lush path to success, free of obstacles and setbacks. On the other, we visualize the terrifying path of failure, filled with pain and defeats. But the crossroads are only in our minds. In reality, the path to success is teeming with obstacles, and it is these very obstacles that test our determination. I myself failed many times before achieving success... I faced many closed doors, but the difference is that I never gave up, even though at times I felt like doing so. The real failure is giving up. How do you deal with your defeats? Do you let them overwhelm you, or do you use them as a springboard for your success?