2. Don’t be Afraid to Fail You fell down the first time you tried to walk. You almost drowned the first time you tried to swim, didn’t you? You fell of your bike first time when you tried to cycle, didn’t you? Did you hit the ball the first time you swung a tennis racket?
3. Why do we Fail? More people fail not because they lack talent or knowledge But Because they quit. Persistence and Resistance are the two real keys to success.
4. Persistence & Resistance Examples Steve Jobs was fired from the company he helped create, Apple, because executives saw him as too inexperienced and eccentric to entrust him with a current major undertaking. He then founded a new company which was later purchased by Apple for $402 million dollars. In 2000, he was named permanent CEO of Apple who is responsible for the Ipod, Itunes and the new Iphone. Beethoven was once declared hopeless at “composing” by his music teacher. Michael Jordon was kicked off his high school basketball team. Oprah Winfrey was rejected for the first news anchor position she applied for because she was African- American and overweight. Fred Astaire, was turned down by four movie studios and had an executive say “Ears too big, balding, can’t sing—dances a little.” Sylvestor Stallone who dreamed of starring in his own screenplay, Rocky, was rejected over and over but was finally offered asubstantialamount of money if he agreed NOT to star in it! R. H. Macy failed seven times before his store in New York caught on. The Beatles were turned down by executives who said, “We don’t like their sound. Groups with guitars are on the way out
5. How not to Fail Be Persistent Don’t have a lack of conviction Increase your Resistence Analyse not Rationalise Learn from Past Mistakes Be Disciplined Develop your Self-Esteem Don’t over rely on luck
6. Don’t Worry About Failure Worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.
Editor's Notes
Persistent – focused on seeing something through. Not afraid of setbacks. Open to change. Flexible and realistic in their pursuit.Lack of Conviction – middle of the road. Get run over. They “Go Along to Get Along” Dont take a stand. Lack self esteem, courage and confidence. They conform to others to get accepted even when they know what they are doing is wrong. Herd mentality Resist – Appreciate the value of their time. Doing what others do for the sake of it. Challenge your beliefs and begin to change how you want to be perceived.Analyse not Rationalise – People who succeed rarely give excuses. Those who fail, often use, I couldn’t because...if only I had.. I was waiting for....I don’t enough money for....I’ve got no contacts...Learn from Past Mistakes – Some people learn and learn. Wise people learn from their mistakes. , Making the same mistakes again – if you always do what you always did, you’ll always get what you always got”. Failure is a detour, not a dead end. Change mistakes to experiences.Discipline – Anyone who has ever accomplished something has been discipilned. Self control, avoiding distractions, temptations and staying focused are all qualities of people who succeed.Self-Esteem – People are often looking for identity. They are “trying to find themselves”. Ones self is not to be found, but to be created. Being idle and lazy are like rust, eating away at shining metal.Luck – Don’t attribute success or failure to luck. You avoid responsibility. Its written in the stars. “Thats the way its meant to be” Regardless of what I do, its not going to change. Complacency sets in. Wait for things to happen. Become reactive
