Failure is Such a Subjective Thing

“Isn’t failure in the eye of the beholder, too?

Who labels a particular action or event as a failure, anyway?

Each of us, actually.

One definition of a failure is a falling short of reaching a goal. If I have a list of tasks I plan to finish today, and don’t have them done by midnight, have I failed? Perhaps.

But failure isn’t such a big deal. Disappointing, certainly, but not the end of the world. It’s not even the measure of your worth.

If you’re still trying to reach your goal, then every day you get up and work at it is a success. So you’ll make mistakes along the way. Mistakes are a way of learning what does and doesn’t work. Mistakes are just a wrong path that you’ve eliminated on your way to success.”

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✨Takeaway: Failure is a matter of opinion. You are the only one who can give it power. There are very few errors that cannot be corrected, and every mistake is an opportunity for learning.

✨Reflection: What have you learned from past failures?

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