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Success is not Attributed to Quitters: Greatness is Always Marred by the Fear Of Failure.

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Many of us love 'success'. We desire greatness but we hate failure. We easily get discouraged and we are afraid to fail! Oh, what an irony!



The conundrum in achieving success and greatness is in embracing failure. What we do not want to hear is failure. Sometimes we go to the extent of rejecting failure. We pray against failing. We look at failure as the opposite of success. Meanwhile even Jesus told us to expect troubles (failures) and tribulations as long as we live in this world.

In 2017, I saw tough and rugged friends becoming successful after failing repeatedly. I saw friends who wrote professional exams fail but they wrote it again and failed but they wrote again and passed. I realized that failure is not the cause of poverty but quitting after failure is the reason why many people would remain poor and unable to fulfill destiny.

Thomas Edison, the inventor of electric bulbs, tried and failed over 10,000times before becoming great. Instead of giving up after repeated failures, he learnt 10,000 ways why it will not work.
A quote by him says, “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”  My dear, have you failed 100 times? If not, why are you giving up on life? What about 10,000 times? Some people come to me and complain of circumstances, crying and weeping that life has not been fair to them. I look at them and tell them that life has not been fair to me either. However, the strength to keep pushing is the reason behind any success I make. Let us look at the famous Abraham Lincoln:

In 1831, Abraham Lincoln failed in business.
In 1832, Abraham Lincoln was defeated for state legislator.
In 1833, Abraham Lincoln tried a new business, and failed.
In 1835, Abraham Lincoln’s fiancĂ©e died.
In 1836, Abraham Lincoln had a nervous breakdown.
In 1843, Abraham Lincoln ran for congress and was defeated.
In 1848, Lincoln ran again, and was defeated again.
In 1855, Lincoln ran for the Senate, and lost.
In 1856, Lincoln ran for Vice President, and lost.
In 1859, Lincoln ran again for the Senate. He was defeated.
Then, in 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.

Abraham Lincoln started failing from 1831 to 1860 (29 years). My dear, how many years have you failed that you have given up on yourself. What matters most is not how many times you fail, but that you never stopped.

Wake up. Wake up. Are your families or friends belittling you? Are enemies discouraging you? On the other hand, are you being discouraged by your very self?  I have learned over time, the only person that can fail you is yourself. You are responsible for your success or failure. Remember, success is not attributed to quitters and greatness is marred by the fear of failure.

It is time to check out who is discouraging you. Yourself or others? Do you have a dream that you are scared of bringing them to reality because you do not want to fail? Are you scared to learn that business because you do not want to appear like a failure? My dear, greatness is marred by the fear of failure, not failure itself. Failure does not make you less great. Instead, look at the good side of failure. Robert F. Kennedy said, “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”

Be ready to fail but failure becomes fatal when you refuse to learn from it. Bill Gates tells us, “It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” When you fail and refuse to learn from it, you will fail again in the same way. Moreover, remember that doing things in the ordinary way and expecting extraordinary results is foolishness. You must be ready to learn from failures. One of my best writers Robert Kiyosaki said “Don’t bury your failures, let them inspire you.” This means that you must be smart enough to identify the cause of your failure. So that when you start again, you won't repeat the same errors. My mentor and friend Robert Kiyosaki also said, “Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.” This year 2017 taught me never to avoid failure. Try it. Do it. If you fail, learn from it. Come back again and do it differently.

Now, if you have the Holy Spirit within you, your errors will be minimal. But there are some specific failures that God will lead you into just to furnish (not punish) you. It was not everyone that Apostle Paul preached to that accepted Jesus. Sometimes, he was led by the Spirit to be beaten just to be furnished.  Failure is God's way of furnishing us and empowering us. It is not wrong for a Christian to fail. However, when a Christian fails, he is to ask the Holy Spirit what should be learnt from the failure. However, it is wrong for a Christian to remain a failure so if you have failed and it makes you feel like you are the worst sinner, stop that! God only wants you to learn something. Ask God what the lesson is. Open your hearts and watch. You will see the lessons behind your failures. Do not quit. Do not feel downcast or downtrodden. Success is not attributed to quitters.

Finally, as I round up i leave with this quote by Winston Churchill, “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” Do not lose faith. Do not lose your enthusiasm. Instead, learn from your failures and push on. Success is definitely close by. 

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