Failure vs. Success

Failure is the result of an accumulation of poor thinking and poor choices. Its most dangerous attribute is subtlety. Little errors accumulate without consequence to capture our attention, thus we drift from one day to the next, repeating the errors, thinking the wrong thoughts, listening to the wrong voices and making the wrong choices.

If the sky had fallen on us when our first error in judgment occurred, we would have taken immediate steps to ensure the act would not be repeated. Unfortunately, failure does not shout to us as our parents once did. This is why it is imperative to refine our philosophy in order to be able to make better choices. With a powerful personal philosophy guiding us, we become more aware of our errors in judgment and more aware that each error really does matter.

The formula to overcome failure and transform it into success is: a few simple disciplines practiced every day.

Both success and failure involve future consequences, the inevitable rewards, or the unavoidable regrets resulting from past activities. So, the question is, why don’t more people take the time to ponder the future? The answer: The problems and rewards of today are so absorbing that we never pause long enough to really think about tomorrow.

If we did take a few minutes everyday to look a little further down the road, we would then be able to foresee the consequences of our current conduct. Armed with that valuable information, we would be able to take the necessary action to change our errors into new “success oriented” disciplines. In other words, amend our errors and develop new habits to replace the old.

The empowering magic of this is the ability to mend our thinking, thus, the first day of a new life leading to a better future.