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Failing to succeed If one minute makes undeniable difference in a person’s life, then years of failure do really matter. How do you handle failure, especially when success is seemed to be measured within the stick of time?

Our attitudes toward failure shape every part of our lives, and yet few recognize how this subtle seven letter word can sabotage careers or vault them skyward, wreck relationships, kill passions and make people miserable. The unknown reality of failure is often its capricious influence on our every day routines; such as the unintended repulsive idea of relating with friends, family, peers and organizations.

However, Failure could be a very powerful weapon. In fact, sometimes we simply need failure to succeed. No matter our circumstances, our greatest limitation isn’t the failure behind or in front of us – it’s the spirit within us. In his book failing forward John Maxwell wrote:

''Failure does not mean I am a failure; it does mean I have not yet succeeded. Failure does not mean I have accomplished nothing; it does mean I have learned something.''

''Failure does not mean I’ve been disgraced; it does mean I dared to try. Failure does not mean I don’t have it; it does mean I have to do something in a different way.''

''Failure does not mean I am inferior; it does mean I am not perfect. Failure does not mean I’ve wasted my life; it does mean I have an excuse to start over again.''

''Failure does not mean I should give up; it does mean I must try harder. Failure does not mean you have abandoned me; it does mean you have a better Idea.''

After receiving 195 lashes with frequent journeys in dangers from robbers, dangers from countrymen… The Biblical Saul who later became Paul wrote …I am perplexed but not despairing; I am struck down but not destroyed. In other words, it’s beyond my understanding but I am not hopeless and I cannot allow failure get inside of me.

His teacher told him He’s too stupid to learn anything. On his response to the idea that he had failed after 10,000 experiments to develop the electric light bulb, Thomas Alva Edison said ''I have not failed 10,000 times. I have not failed once. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work''

Failed in Business twice, had a nervous breakdown and was defeated in 8 elections before becoming the president of the United States of America. Abraham Lincoln said If you’ve never failed you’ve never lived.

The mathematician, Professor Michael Artin once said If 90% of the ideas you generate aren't absolutely worthless, then you're not generating enough ideas.

Whenever you fail after putting in your best, remember, your best wasn't good enough; you can do better, even better than anybody else. The only person who fails is the person who dared not to try. Keep in mind, starting over again with the same mindset is not far from foolishness. The consciousness to absolutely try, with a different approach, is always the key to success.

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Albert Einstein

By Aleibiri Basil