

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up"
Let's look at some examples of stories people play in their minds in a little more detail -
- My child is just not listening to me and is rebelling. I've failed as a parent.
- My business is just not growing to the heights I imagined. I've failed.
- I didn't get the score I needed in my exam. I failed.
How do those phrases above make you feel simply by reading them?
Now, let's take this a step further - What do you do if someone says that to you?
If you are a parent, and your child says 'I didn't get the score I needed in my exam, I failed. What do you say back?
If a friend approached you and said 'My child is just not listening to me and is rebelling, I've failed as a parent'. What do you say back?
- "Oh yes you are the biggest parenting failure I know. Your child is out of control. Yes you've failed". Would you say that? No!
If a colleague approaches you and says 'My business is just not growing to the heights I imagined, I've failed'. What do you say back?
- 'Oh yes you certainly have! That's a big F for failure from what I can see'. Would you say that? NO!
Yes these are definitely exaggerations to get the point across, however.....read them again and think... have you ever said those words to yourself.....or even close.....some will answer Yes!...... Now if you wouldn't stand there and say that to a friend or colleague - then why would you let stories and vocabulary like that enter your own mind when it comes to yourself....let alone stay there playing on repeat?
Flick that mindset switch!
One of the tools I always use and have used for years is to flick a mindset switch - 'flick the switch' as I like to call it, and it's something that you can certainly do in this instance.
Let's start with a very simple exercise:

Either head towards success or go the opposite towards failure.
Like the picture to the left.

...now doesn't that feel a whole lot lighter in your mind already?!
Be Inspired by others who have felt the same way!
The difference between those who succeed despite perceived failure is that they acknowledged it, learned from it, and used it as a stepping stone to success.
Thomas Edison
....went through thousands of 'failed' attempts to create the light bulb and famously said "I have not failed. I just found 10,000 ways that won't work".
Fred Astaire
....after an early audition was described as 'Can't sing, can't act, balding, can dance a little'. He ended up becoming one of the most loved and famous actors, dancers, and singers of his time. He famously said "Do it big, do it right, and do it with style"
JK Rowling
....has said“I was jobless, a lone parent and as poor as it is possible to be in modern Britain, without being homeless,”' - and credits a lot of her success to her perceived 'failure'.
....take inspiration from this blog, and from the thoughts and quotes of these amazing people.
Flick that mindset switch, take that failure word out of your story, and turn it into a stepping stone! The world is waiting for YOU!

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