FAILURE IS NEVER FINAL UNLESS I QUIT
Failure is never final unless I quit.
Failure isn’t a terminal event; it’s only a false step on the path to my dreams. It may make me stumble, but it will not make me stop.
Failure is a test, and if I keep moving in the direction of my dreams, I pass the test.
True failure happens when I believe that I can think the same old thoughts, take the same old actions, and still get a new life.
When I fail, I must stop two things: I must stop what I am thinking and stop what I am doing. If I continue to think the same old thoughts and take the same old actions, failure will become a permanent part of my life.
I know how to fail intelligently.
When I fail, I learn something from it, and I don’t repeat my mistake. I maintain my purpose and reformulate my plan taking into account what I have learned.
Each failure eliminates an unsuccessful strategy that could have prevented me from reaching my dreams.
As I walk on the path to my dreams, I carry a backpack full of new thoughts and actions. Each time I fail, I pull a new thought and new action out of my backpack. It doesn’t matter if I fall down. As long as I get back up, think new thoughts, and take new actions, I will reach my dreams.
Excerpt from :
Maximum Strength Positive Thinking : What to Say When You Talk to Your Mind
