Failure is the Universal Lecturer of Life!

 Failure Is Not Defeat!

What to Expect from this Failure Mind Map.

Misperceptions about Failure.
Life and those treacherous Storms.
Be your Best version of you.
Stop seeking approval and realise your Worth.
In Conclusion.

Misperceptions about Failure.

Failure is not defeat and is often believed to be so as a result of misdirection. Your mind is playing tricks on you, "This is the end", it says. Well, it's wrong!

Not only is failure the cornerstone of Wisdom, but it is also the head lecturer at the University of Life! You didn't fail, because that is impossible. Failure is an illusion. Stop listening to yourself!

One of many legends I admire, who also happened to have created the lightbulb, once stated in defiance of failure, "I have not failed, I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work" - Thomas Edison

In reality and in my opinion, failure is impossible provided you refuse to give up. That is the only time you can fail, when you give up! All the other times, you learned. You "learn" or you "earn" but you NEVER fail!

Life and those treacherous Storms.

At some point, you are going to want to just give up, and life has no mercy. It will beat you down relentlessly! "Life is not fair", I hate to break it to you, but it never will be.

It is not life that gets "easier"; it is you who grow stronger, you who refuse to give up! Each and every one of us fights a war no one knows about, be it financial, matters of the heart or whatever sparks that desperation.

Every failure brings with it those dark clouds and a deep black hole that can swallow you instantly. You must look beyond that, because each failure is just another step to the greatness you deserve!

There is this quote which just popped into my head, I have my moments, "If it's easy, it's not worth the effort; if it's difficult, it holds unimaginable yield". The road to greatness is paved with tears.

Each failure is just one step closer to your goal, which is why you need to make the freedom you crave greater than the need you feel. First, you ride out the storm of failure, so the light of success can find you on this vast ocean of despair.

When life whispers "give up", determination responds "just one more day". Before you know it, just one more day becomes your "one day". Ride it out, you got this!

Be your Best version of you.

There is only one person exactly like you, so revel in your uniqueness! No need to "wish I was...", or "oh if I can only be like...", or "if only I looked like...". Stop it!

Be determined to be the best version of you; those who don't like it should not be in your bubble. However, never neglect being kind, because kindness is not weakness. So often confused by some. Kindness cultivates greatness.

We were all born with talents, and you need to find yours. The key is determination, and when life's clouds are dark, that is the real challenge. Finish what you started when you were born and be the best version of you.

Go to bed each night content with the fact that you have accomplished something, regardless of how insignificant you may consider it to be. It still is a determined step in the right direction.

Stop seeking approval and realise your Worth.

Map your mind around this, stop seeking approval, stop trying to impress. You have only one person to impress, that is you! Impress yourself, and others will notice your radiance. Let your confidence and tiny steps in the right direction reveal your worth.

Trying to please everyone is impossible; upsetting the whole lot is "a piece of cake". People will only see you from their perspective, but they don't stare in your mirror, nor do they walk in your shoes. Focus on impressing only one person; it's much less exhausting!

A wise man once told me, "Sometimes you're the hammer, and other times you're the nail" This will stay with me for life! Always find a way to do the best you can with what you have where you stand. 

Do that in an honourable fashion that brings a silent smile to your face, and you will never require approval. Knowing you did your best, and even if you fail, you can rest assured in the knowledge that you gave it maximum effort!

In Conclusion.

Life is a journey, not a contest, and failure is not defeat but rather one step closer to the greatness you deserve. Map that around your head, you didn't fail, you learned. 

If you learned but one new thing each day, by the end of each passing year, you would have learned 365 "new things". Now imagine what you can accomplish in 5 or 10 years. Just a thought.

It might be a lot of failures, but it is also a ton of wisdom available only from the University of Life. Said account is settled with blood, tears and maximum effort. Your blood, tears and maximum effort.

Focus on impressing only one person: you. And your confident radiance shall do the rest. Find your talent and lay claim to the greatness you deserve!

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