HAVE U DISCOURAGED BY FAILURES

                                            ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS

             1. DO I HAVE AN UNREALISTIC TIMETABLE? MAYBE YOU EXPECT TO "SKIP STEPS" AND SECCEED ON A GRAND SCALE IMMEDIATELY. SUCCESS IS USUALLY ACHIEVED BY CLIMBING ONE STEP AT A TIME. AND YOU DON'T ALWAYS KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL. SO, BE PATIENT WITH YOURSELF- AND RESISTTHE TEMPTATION TO COMPARE YOUR PROGRESS WITH THAT OF ANYONE ELSE! YOU'LL ADVANCE FASTER THAN SOME, SLOWER THAN OTHERS. MAINTAIN A GREAT ATTITUDE .... TAKE ACTION .... MAKE ADJUSTMENTS .... AND THE RESULTS WILL COME.

           2. AM I TRULY COMMITTED ? DO YOU HAVE A BURNING DESIRE TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL ? IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT YOU BE WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES AND THAT YOU BANISH ANY THOUGHT OF GIVING UP BEFORE YOU ACCOMPLISH YOUR OBJECTIVE. OF COURSE, IT'S MUCH EASIER TO BE COMMITTED WHEN YOU LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THEREFORE, GO AFTER THOSE GOAL YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT, AND HARBOR NO THOUGHT OF QUITING.

         3. DO I HAVE TOO MANY DISCOURAGING INFLUENCES ? UNSUCCESSSFUL RESULTS CAN BE FRUSTRATING. THAT'S WHY WE NED TO SURROUND OURSELVES WITH PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT AND BELIEVE IN US. IF YOU HANG AROUND WITH NEGATIVE PEOPLE WHO ARE HIGHLY CRITICAL OR WHO ARE DOING VERY LITTLE IN THEIR OWN LIVES, YOUR ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM WILL BE DRAINED. THEREFORE, DEVELOP A NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS TO ENCOURAGE AND COACH YOU TOWARD SUCCESS.

         4. AM I PREPARING TO SUCCEED ? SUCCESS IN ANY ENDEAVOR REQUIRES THOROUGH PREPARATION. ARE YOU TAKING STEPS TO LEARN EVERYTHING YOU CAN ABOUT ACCOMPLISHING YOUR GOAL? THIS MEANS READING BOOKS, TAKING COURSES AND NETWORKIN WITH HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE IN YOUR FIELD. IT MIGHT MEAN FINDING A MENOR OR GETTING A COACH TO WORK WITH YOU. SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUALS ARE ALWAYS SHARPENING THEIR SKILLS. THOSE GETTING UNSUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES OFTEN DO THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER WITHOUT MAKING NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS. SO BE "COACHABLE". ACCEPT THE FACT THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW IT ALL AND FIND RESOURCES TO KEEP YOU ON TRACK AND MOVING FORWARD.

          5. AM I TRULY WILLING TO FAIL ? FACE IT, FAILURE IS INEVITABLE. YOU WILL ENCOUNTER DEFEAT PRIOR TO SUCCEEDING. IN OUR HEARTS, WE KNOW OUR MOST VALUABLE LESSONS COME FOR OUR FAILURES. FAILURE IS ESSENTIAL FOR GROWTH. LOOK FAILURE SQUARELY IN THE FACE AND SEE IT A NATURAL PART OF THE SUCCESS PROCESS. THEN, FAILURE WILL LOSE ITS POWER OVER YOU. THE TRUTH IS, WHEN YOU'RE NOT AFRAID TO FAIL, YOU'RE WELL ON THE WAY TO SUCCESS. WELCOME FAILURE AS AN UNAVOIDABLE YET VITAL COMPONENT IN THE QUEST TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS.

                                              TURNING FAILURE INTO SUCCESS

        YOUR FAILURES ARE LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT POINT OUT THE ADJUSTMENTS YOU MUST MAKE. NEVER TRY TO HIDE FROM FAILURE. FOR THAT APPROACH GUARATEES THAT YOU'LL TAKE VIRTUALLY NO RISKS... AND ACHIEVE VERY LITTLE. AS BEVERLY SILLS ONCE REMARKEE, YOU MAY BE DISSAPPOINTED IF YOU FAIL, BUT YOU ARE DOOMED IF YOU DON'T TRY.

         NO, YOU WON'T CLOSE EVERY SCALE. AND YOU WON'T MAKE MONEY ON EVERY INVESTMENT. LIFE IS A SERIES OF WINS AND LOSSES, EVEN FOR THE MOST SUCCESSFUL. THE WINNERS IN LIFE KNOW THAT YOU CRAWL BEFORE YOU WALK AND YOU WALK BEFORE YOU RUN, AND WITH EACH NEW GOAL COMES A NEW SET OF FAILURES. IT'S UP TO YOU WHETHER YOU TREAT THESE DISAPPOINTMENTS AS TEMPORARY SETBACKS AND CHALLENGES TO OVERCOME, OR AS INSURMOUNTABLE OBSTACLES.

           IF YOU MAKE IT YOUR BUSINESS TO LEARN FROM EVERY DEFEAT AND STAY FOCUSED ON THE END RESULT YOU WISH TO ATTAIN, FAILURE WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD YOU TO SUCCESS!