failure: Courage to Continue - 12/01/17 10:16 AM
Courage to Continue 
“Success is not final, failure is fatal: It is the courage
to continue that counts.”  
Winston Churchill 1874 -1965, British Statesman, Army Office,
Writer, Prime minister of the United Kingdom 1940 - 1955
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . . .
Courage to continue
 
We will experience success in life . . . . we will also experience setbacks an failure . . . .
 
Not all success is final . . . . there may be additional steps that will have to be taken to get you to . . . . or across the finish line.
 
Failure can … (5 comments)

failure: When It’s Time to Adjust . . . . Do It - 11/22/17 09:08 PM
When It’s Time to Adjust . . . . Do It
“Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence.
Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear.
Perhaps the action or you take will be successful;
perhaps difference action or adjustments will have to follow.
But any action is better than no action at all.”
Norman Vincent Peale 1898 - 1993, Minster and Author
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . . .
When it’s time to adjust . . . . do it
 
Your success journey is not an expressway . . . . it a road where you will encounter obstacles … (13 comments)

failure: With Hard Work There Are No Limits - 10/07/17 07:06 AM
With Hard Work There Are No Limits 
“There will be obstacles. There will be doubters.
There will be mistakes. But with hard work,
There will be no limits.”
Michael Phelps American Former Competitive
Swimmer and Most Decorated Olympian of all Time
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
With hard work there are no limits
 
Our success journey to achieve our goals . . . . will not be an expressway. There will be obstacles . . . . setbacks . . . . failure . . . . and detours that will have to be dealt with and overcome to reach our destination.
 
When … (10 comments)

failure: When You Fail Keep Trying - 04/27/17 07:36 AM
When You Fail Keep Trying 
“I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but the
number of times I succeed; Success is in direct
proportion to the number of times I can
fail and keep on trying.”
Tom Hopkins, Sales Trainer, Author and Speaker
 
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
When you fail keep trying
 
A failure is a condition . . . . getting up and keep trying is a mindset.
 
A failure is a temporary condition . . . . Unless you make the choice not to get up . . . . and you quit … (7 comments)

failure: The Stars Will Show You the Way - 04/25/17 02:25 PM
The Stars Will Show You the Way
 “When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.”
Charles A. Beard 1874 - 1948, American Historian,
History Professor at Columbia University
 
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
The stars will show you the way
 
We all experience obstacles . . . . challenges . . . . setbacks . . . . and failure on our success journey. Some days will look far darker than others. No matter how dark the day is when you look up for the salutation you will see them.
 
When you’re looking down you will be looking … (2 comments)

failure: The Ability to Start Over - 01/24/17 03:38 PM
The Ability to Start Over
“Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist,
 but the ability to start over.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896 – 1940, American Novelist,
Story Writer
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . . .
The ability to start over
 
Successful people have a common trait . . . .  They have encounter failures . . . . setbacks . . . . and obstacles on their success journey. The successful people that we read about . . . . are the ones that had the persistence to pick themselves up . . . . to try again . … (12 comments)

failure: When You Believe It . . . . You Can Do It - 09/17/16 06:37 AM
When You Believe It . . . . You Can Do It
“Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also
 the foundation of courage and true progress.”
Nicholas Murray Butler, American Philosopher  
   
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
When you believe it . . . . You can do it
 
What you believe you can achieve . . . . you will find a way to accomplish.
 
When you believe in yourself . . . . others will believe in you.
 
When you have a positive outlook . . . . about your future . . . .your an optimist.  
 
When I … (10 comments)

failure: Errors of Judgment - 08/19/16 12:02 AM
Errors of Judgment
“Failure is not single, cataclysmic event. You don’t fail
overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in
judgment, repeated everyday.”
Jim Rohn 1930 - 2009, American Entrepreneur,
Author, Motivational Speaker
   
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Errors of judgment
 
Failure is not an overnight event . . . .  it’s in the errors of judgment that’s repeated.
 
Failure is created when a person continuously repeats negative behavior. It’s repeated until the behavior grows to a point to where it creates . . . . a total breakdown of the person’s forward momentum. That breakdown will bring the … (14 comments)

failure: You First Succeed . . . . or Fail in Your Thinking - 06/20/16 11:31 PM
   
You First Succeed . . . . or Fail in Your Thinking
“Your mind is a powerful resource . . . . the way
you think can lift you to great achievement
or sink you into the depth of despair.”
Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant,
Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author
                         
As I see it . . . . . . . .
You first succeed . . . . or fail in your thinking
 
In reaction to the way a person thinks . . . . they will act it out in … (12 comments)

failure: Bounce Back . . . . After a Failure - 05/31/16 11:40 PM
Bounce Back . . . . After a Failure
“Every failure brings with it the seed
of an equivalent success.”
Napoleon Hill, Self-Help Author, Motivational Speaker
 
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Bounce back . . . . After a Failure
 
You plant the seeds of success . . .  . When you have the courage to get up after a failure . . . . and to try again with renewed energy to create your desired results.
 
Success is built . . . . on the ashes of adversity by the person who have bounced back to takes control of their … (23 comments)

failure: An Excuse . . . . is Never a Reason - 05/15/16 01:19 PM
An Excuse . . . . is Never a Reason   
“History will never accept difficulties as an excuse.”
John F. Kennedy 1917 - 1963,  35th President
of the United States
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
An excuse . . . . is never a reason
 
An excuse does not resolve an issue . . . .  solve a problem or make a job easier . . . . An excuse compounds the situation that you find Yourself in. An excuse . . . .will make most situations worst. An excuse gives a person permission to fail . . . … (6 comments)

failure: Learn to Overcome Obstacles and Failures - 04/14/16 08:41 PM
Learn to Overcome Obstacles and Failures
“I feel that the most important requirement in success is
learning to overcome failure. You must learn to
tolerate it, but never accept it.”
Reggie Jackson, Hall of Fame Baseball Player
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Learn to overcome obstacles and failures
 
Your greatest successes occur . . . . after you have experience a  failure . . . . Got back up and push forward in the direction of your goals .
 
A person can sink into the depth . . . . of despair after experiencing a failure. A successful person takes … (16 comments)

failure: Continue to Try . . . . and Give it Your Best - 04/07/16 01:31 PM
Continue to Try . . . . and Give it Your Best
“To try and fail is at least to learn.
To fail to try is to suffer the loss
of what might have been.”
Benjamin Franklin 1706 - 1790, American Statesmen
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Continue to try . . . . and give it your best
 
Success isn’t achieved in doing what’s easy . . . . and success will not be handed to you.
 
Success is achieved through persistent effort that moves you in the right direction . . . . the direction of successfully achieving your goals. … (7 comments)

failure: Work at . . . . Making Your Dreams Come True - 03/18/16 11:57 PM
Work at . . . . Making Your Dreams Come True
“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic;
it takes sweat, determination and hard work.”
Colin Power, Former US Secretary of State
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Work at . . . . making your dreams come true . . . .
 
Your dreams coming true . . . . won’t just happen. Working to make your dreams come . . . . takes having a plan combined with on purpose activity and a healthy dose of  hard work.
 
The choices that you make on your success journey will make … (10 comments)

failure: A Failure is Just a Detour - 02/14/16 08:54 AM
A Failure is Just a Detour
You’re on the road to success when you realize
that failure is only a detour.”
Source unknown  
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
A failure is just a detour
 
A failure . . . . is a is just another bump on the road of your  success journey . . . .  It may rock you to the core when you hit it . . . . It may be rough when you’re going through it . . . .  When you hit the detour  . . . .  You have to focus forward … (8 comments)

failure: There’s a Difference Between a Want To and a Have To - 02/13/16 01:08 PM
There’s a Difference Between a Want To and a Have To
“It’s so hard when you have to, and so easy when I want to.”
Sondia Anice Barnes, Author
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
There’s a difference between a want to and a have to
 
When you want to do something . . . . your efforts seem to become effortless. You become eager to get your day started . . . . and you’re excited about your possibilities.
 
The time seems to fly by . . . . and you’re enjoying what you’re doing.
 
When you have to do … (11 comments)

failure: The Extra Effort - 01/18/16 08:48 AM
The Extra Effort
“Defeat is not the worst of failure, not to
have tried is the true failure.”
George Edward Woodberry, Literary Critic   
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The extra effort
 
When a task has to be done . . . . make the commitment  to do what has to be done to do the best of your ability. And then give it an extra effort to insure the success of your efforts.
 
Your efforts are not always enough to insure success . . . . and there are times that you’ll experience setbacks or failure. When that occurs … (8 comments)

failure: The Level of Your Preparation Makes the Difference - 12/03/15 01:01 AM
The Level of Your Preparation Makes the Difference 
“Success depends upon previous preparation
and without such preparation
their is sure to be failure.”
Confucius   551 BC to 470 BC, Chinese Teacher,
Editor, Politician and Philosopher
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
The level of your preparation makes the difference
 
The difference in a person’s preparation . . . . becomes the difference between one’s success or failure.
 
A prepared person has prepared themselves for their success journey . . . . and the contingencies that they encounter on their success journey. When a person is prepared . . . . they know with … (11 comments)

failure: Professionals . . . . Remain Focused on Their Goals - 09/29/15 01:32 PM
Professionals . . . . Remain Focused on Their Goals
“The pro is the person who has all the hassles, obstacles,
and disappointing frustrations that everyone else
has - yet continues to persist, does the job,
and makes it look easy."
David Cooper, Sales Trainer
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
 
Professionals . . . . remain focused on their goals
 
The major difference between professionals and amateur is the professional . . . . remains focused on their goals. They will  persist until they get the job done and reach their desired outcome.
 
Professionals face their share of … (10 comments)

failure: You Have to Try . . . . and Keep on Trying - 09/23/15 07:42 AM
You Have to Try . . . . and Keep on Trying
“Defeat is not the worst of failures, not to have tried is
the true failure.”
George Woodberry, Poet
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
 
You have to try . . . . and keep on trying
 
You have to try . . . . and try again at the risk of failure. Everything you do will not have successful results . . . . Without taking action . . . . and trying there  no lasting successful results.
 
Trying wears down the resistance . . . and when … (7 comments)

 
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