IF AT FIRST YOU DO NOT FAIL......

I was always fascinated by the stories of Edison and his invention of the lightbulb. He literally tested thousands of different substances as filaments and sent men all over the world to try to find better materials. When someone called Edison a genius, he famously replied, "Genius is 99 percent perspiration, and one percent inspiration." So, he failed thousands of times to develop a long-lasting light bulb, but he persevered and succeeded. He never gave up.

Hence, some thoughts on failing:

1. Failing makes you more interesting. Think about it - what do people around you seem more interested in hearing you tell them about? That you just got a pay raise or that you slipped and dropped your TV down the stairs last night? And how about yourself? Do you prefer hearing about peoples successes or their failures? Not to mention when people are talking about you: is there anything more embarrassing than being flattered in public? Afterwards you stand there with a dumb grin on your face, not knowing what to say, and the others feel almost as awkward as you do. In contrast, a story about a good goof of yours can leave the whole party roaring with laughter and you feeling content and proud.

2. Failing makes you a nicer person. It is a well-known fact that being born with a silver spoon in your mouth and getting everything your way is one of the simplest ways to become a conceited jerk. On the other hand, failure makes you humble. It teaches you not to take yourself too seriously and to shrug off difficulties with a twinkle in your eye. And failures are one of the most deep and profound experiences that we have in common with our friends. Many top conversation topics are in fact failures in some disguised form, from failures in our personal relationships to failures of our government or our favorite sports team.

3. Failing makes you stronger. "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger", goes an old truism. After getting over your first love failure, you know that you're strong enough to get over another one and can enter your next relationship with more confidence and less fear. The quickest way to become self-confident when speaking in public is to blow it so many times that you realize that it's no big deal. And failure makes you wiser as well - the trick is to keep failing in new ways...
(COURTESY OF PROF. MAX TEGMARK'S ROYAL GOOF SOCIETY)


THE PROBLEM IS NOT THAT WE TRY,
THEN STUMBLE AND FALL,
THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE FAIL TO
GET BACK UP AND TRY AGAIN!!!