Comments on: Does Failure Really Exist?

By: Release the Fear to Get Motivated

Release the Fear to Get Motivated — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:02:57 +0000

[...] not fear failure, failure is just a learning experience. There is really no such thing as failure; there are only results. It is on record that the inventor Edison, on being told that his fiftieth [...]

By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills

Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills — Sat, 21 May 2011 18:50:15 +0000

Hi Anna, here’s a question we can all ask ourselves when we fall short of our intended result: Have I failed or have I just learned one more way that won’t get me where I want to go? Do you see the difference? A very important element of success is learning what not to do. More often than not, success involves a process of eliminating what does not work until we discover what does work. You determination will pay off.

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 15 May 2011 23:08:10 +0000

Hi Jonathan,
I read the following with great interest:
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If you believe you have failed, then you have. If you believe you don’t have the ability to succeed, then you don’t. If you believe you can’t handle the pressure of achieving your goals, you can’t. If you believe you’re not successful, you aren’t. Failure only exists in your own mind! The moment you decide to give up or stop working toward your goals, failure is born.
Unquote.

I have always believed in myself and trusted my own own judgement, failure is not really in my vocabulary, but despite never believing in failure – so far I have failed.

Despite this I still have hope that one day I will succeed, hopefully while I am still young enough to enjoy it, despite failure I also suffer from determination.
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Sat, 14 May 2011 15:24:10 +0000

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By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills

Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:29:04 +0000

Hi Ryan, the viewpoint that not producing the desired result is failure rather than part of the learning process seems to be part of our productivity oriented culture. As soon as a child enters school they learn that doing well on tests brings approval and not testing well makes them something less than they should be. In some families it even starts before the kids start school. That’s a lot of indoctrination to overcome!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:29:17 +0000

The best thing I heard about failure is actually similar to what you said, that there’s no such thing as failure. Only if you just give up. But reframing it as either success or learning lessons. “Failure” is just a learning lesson to tell you that you might need to adjust or change something. Or maybe you’re not even doing anything wrong, it just needs a little time to catch on.

It feels much better to think of it this way, IMO. Why do we need to beat ourselves up? Just focus on the positive and on the goal.

Nice article!

By: Is There Power in Failure?

Is There Power in Failure? — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:35:49 +0000

[...] made me a better person and failure made me a worse person. The power was in success, not failure. Given this habitual perceptual frame, it takes persistence and an almost stubborn optimism to [...]

By: arina nikitina

arina nikitina — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:47:21 +0000

Thanks, Jonathan! Appreciate your kind words!
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