W.I.N. Wednesday: Stumbling Block or Stepping Stone?
"It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."
Bill Gates
I am a big advocate for celebrating our successes however; the greatest learning opportunities in life often come from our failures.
I ask participants in my seminars what are some of the fears that hold them back and serve as roadblocks and barriers in the pursuit of excellence and greatness. The first response is almost always, “The fear of failure”.
When you think of failure as an opportunity to learn from the experience, to grow and to find new and better ways to accomplish the task, the goal or the mission you take away the power of the fear of failure.
John Maxwell in his book Failing Forward encourages us to “take the u out of failure”. Just because you fail to achieve a goal does not make you a failure.
As I reflect on my career and my life, some of my greatest learning and growth came out of failures.
You have a choice with failure. You can see it as a stumbling block that you allow to trip you up and cause you to fall. Or, you can think of failure as a stepping stone to help you reach higher and achieve more.
Take time this week to reflect on some of the failures in your life that resulted in personal or professional growth. Reflect on the lessons learned and the ways in which you are better off because of the experience.
What’s Important Now? You get to choose how you respond to failure. Choose the stepping stone mentality. Choose to grow.
Take care.
Brian Willis
www.lifesmostpowerfulquestion.com
Maximizing human potential through Life's Most Powerful Question - What's Important Now?
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