Failure: The Secret to Success

This cannot be anymore true (do not look at the video on a literal context as Honda).

We all fail at things in our lifetime. From small goals that we try to reach as an adolescent, to larger, harder and more rewarding goals we set for ourselves as we get older. Having failure in your life isn't necessarily a bad thing as it is a positive track that you can follow.

How?

Simple.

You try so hard at something; work your tail off night and day, sleep and dream about becoming something, someone, something greater and realize that all of your efforts, time, frustrations, and mini accomplishments have lead to an undermining failure. This ultimately becomes a damaging time in your life in which may be hard to get out of.

You can, however.

By realizing the efforts, research and dedication you have placed forward to accomplish a milestone in your life; through failure you can realize what, when and where something went wrong along your way. Think of it as kicking out the ladder; you're so used to "climbing" the ladder to a specific and objective goal, that you have a one track mind on how to get there. By looking at other avenues on how to accomplish this feat you can actually reach your dream.Whereas you might have failed otherwise; there are preventative measures to failure (if you know consciously that if you perform "X" and you know "X" is going to give you "Y" result when you want "Z" result, then the failure is held on your part, but when you try "X" to get "Y" and subconsciously you did not know that was not going to work, then you have failed along with the possibility on learning a new avenue on how to get to "Y").

When trying to reach a success, you need to have measure. When creating any goal, you should apply the S.M.A.R.T. method (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely). This will give you the toolbox to succeed since you can create a specific goal in mind, you can take measures along the way to make sure you're on your way to the goal, make sure it's achievable within the time frame that you wish to accomplish it, and lastly, make sure it's realistic within your KSA's (knowledge, skills and abilities). Take chances in your lifetime; because without risk, comes no reward.

When measuring failure be sure to make note that it is a success as long as you make something positive of it.

If you can't see your future, dream it.

Dream the power to succeed, fail and succeed again.

Dave Blarek mentioned in the video,

"Edison said he never failed. It just didn't work 10,000 times, but on that 10,001 time it worked, so were those failures?"

Take a chance. Become something you always wanted to. I've failed, and I will fail, but I will accomplish from those failures and continue on.