We’ve all been there. We’ve all experienced failure, disappointment, and setbacks. We’ve all felt discouraged, defeated, and embarrassed.
In those moments, it’s far too easy to focus on that failure, replaying your mistakes over and over and kicking yourself while you’re down.
Stop it. STOP IT! Stop focusing on the failure, and look to the success that lies ahead! Take some time to consider and apply the following wisdom:
- “Failure is success if we learn from it.” – Malcom Forbes
- “If you focus on the hurt, you will continue to suffer. If you focus on the lesson, you will continue to grow.” – unknown
- “Sometimes it’s through our biggest disappointments that we learn our greatest lessons.” – Anne Dennish
- “Learning is a gift, even when pain is your teacher.” – unknown
- “Disappointment opens our hearts to know what we really care about. Don’t worry about the closed door, focus on the open heart. More opportunity will come.” – Trish Blackwell
- “Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis
- “Failure and setbacks are ingredients for a great success story.” – unknown
Are you ready for your success story? Leverage your failures, learn from your disappointments, turn your setbacks into comebacks, and continue to grow!
