Ever tried to get something you wanted and no matter what you did...nothing ever worked out?? And you just knew that you would die if you could not get that promotion or make that team, or book that gig and book that audition! Only later to find out that you didn't get what you thought you wanted for a reason!
There's always a reason.
Sometimes the reason is that we didn't really want it, or that it wasn't the best fit for our lives, or that we weren't ready to handle what comes along with it, or that we were predestined to be in another place doing something else at that time, or maybe it was somebody else's turn to have it before us hence the saying, "A delay is not a denial."
It could have been a number of things. As we look back at the journey of our lives, only each one of us knows why certain things happened. Of course we didn't know right away. "Time" took its precious "time" revealing what we so desperately wanted to know immediately after we failed...the question of Why?
It's okay to focus on the why's...but we should also focus on the how's. I like to call it "strategy mode." Okay, I didn't get that audition or book that gig. How do I book this one or the next one or the next one after that? How can I improve so that next time the outcome will be different? How can I use this disappointment as a teacher so that next time I will know "what to do" or "what not to do?" How can I take from this experience in order to gain knowledge that will prepare me for success in the future?
Failure is a part of life. It's bound to happened one time or another. The secret is all in how we deal with it. And we all cope differently...
Even Michael Jordon, the greatest player to ever play the game of basketball in the NBA league, was cut from a team once. Tyler Perry, who never finished high school, spoke of being molested and abused as a child, and who was once homeless, now owns a multi-million dollar movie production empire. Donald Trump went bankrupt three times before he gained his real estate fortune. Sean "P Diddy" Combs was fired from Uptown Records before he went on to start his own entertainment company and now owns a clothing company. His net worth is over 300 million dollars. John Paul Dejoria was fired from every job he ever had, he was also homeless once and collected cans in order to afford to eat from McDonald's 99 cent menu everyday. He now owns the million dollar system of John Paul Mitchell Hair Products. He is also the guy who is responsible for importing and introducing us to a very fine tequila we all know and love so dearly...Patron.
Should I go on....there are plenty more...do your homework...the proof is in the pudding. No great tragedy ever happens to those who aren't destined to be GREAT!
So take those failures and become better, grow, and keep trying until you get where you want to be.
Keep Trying!
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