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You cannot
learn or grow from a place of total comfort and familiarity… only obstacles
and challenges can exercise the muscles of your mind, heart and spirit.
And this
is why “failure” or “mistakes” seem to be the only path to
growth, expansion and success. There is no way around it—no short cuts. And
even if you do find a short cut, it will be short-lived. “Failure” is
inevitable if you want to achieve success. Paradox? Yes, perhaps. But that’s life.
Failures
are indeed blessings in disguise… however, it is a blessing that can move in
your favor under one condition—and that is, if you deliberately choose to see
it as an opportunity to learn and create a greater good, not delve deeper into
the sorrow and self-pity.
The choice
is always yours. Just remember: nothing can be a “mistake” if you’ve
learned from it. Truly, you can always find something to learn from every
mistake.
Study your
favorite people and you’ll find that their success did not come without
“failures”. Don’t resist this natural flow of life, embrace it as an
opportunity to achieve more.
Change your perception of failure into a positive one and your success will follow.