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Failure & Inspiration... A New Perspective!

By
Real Estate Agent with John R. Wood REALTORS

When You THINK You've Failed ......... A New Perspective!

             Failure doesn't mean you are a failure... ...it does mean you haven't succeeded yet.

             Failure doesn't mean you don't have it... ...it does mean you have to do something in a different way.

             Failure doesn't mean you are inferior... ...it does mean you are not perfect.

             Failure doesn't mean you've wasted your life... ...it does mean you've a reason to start afresh.

             Failure doesn't mean you should give up... ...it does mean you should try harder.

             Failure doesn't mean you'll never make it... ...it does mean it will take a little longer.

             Failure doesn't mean you have been a fool... ...it does mean you had a lot of faith.

             Failure doesn't mean you have been disgraced... ...it does mean you were willing to try.

             Failure doesn't mean you have accomplished nothing... ...it does mean you have learned something.

                      Remember......Even monkeys fall off trees.

Bob Foster
Century 21 Lanthorn R. E. Ltd. Belleville, Ontario - Belleville, ON

Thanks, Garren. I hadn't heard this one before and it is worth remembering.

Oct 13, 2008 02:40 PM
Bart Whitmore
Keller Williams- Louisville - Louisville, KY
Real Estate Agent

Nice post and very well said, there is a very small line between sucess and failure, dont quit trying ---Bart

Oct 13, 2008 02:41 PM
Portsmouth NH Real Estate Agent - Rebecca Skane, Realtor®, e-PRO®
Keller Williams Coastal Realty - Portsmouth, NH

Great post...but what is the deal between monkeys and electrolysis?  lol

Oct 13, 2008 02:42 PM
John Mulkey
TheHousingGuru.com - Waleska, GA
Housing Guru

Thanks Garren. Your comments remind me of Edison's response to a reporter when asked, "How do you feel, Mr. Edison, to have failed 10,000 times in your efforts to create an electric light?"

"I haven't failed, at all. I've discovered 10,000 ways that do not work."

Oct 13, 2008 02:43 PM
Sheila Moran
RE/MAX Access (Garden Ridge, San Antonio, New Braunfels) - New Braunfels, TX
SanAntonioSheila.com, RE/MAX Access, 210-32

Yes!

What about learning from your mistakes...? I think that's when it sinks in the most for me.

Oct 13, 2008 02:43 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

Garren, I love your perspective! You will never take the negative without a positive spin and I respect you for that...

Oct 13, 2008 05:58 PM
Garren Grup
John R. Wood REALTORS - Naples, FL
REALTOR, ABR, CNE,CDPE, GRI, Naples & Bonita Springs, FL

John, thanks for reminding me of that story about Edison.  His and Ford's winter homes here in Fort Myers are a great place to take kids and inspire minds.

Oct 14, 2008 02:18 PM
Brian Foxworth SC, GA, FL, & TN Mortgage Loans
Palmetto South Mortgage - Columbia, SC

Definitley an attitude you have to have as a Real Estate Professional in this market. Having a 4 year old daughter, I get to watch a lot of animated movies - Ithink you would enjoy Meet the Robinsons -the moral of the story: "Keep Moving Forward! (Learning from Failures breeds Success!)

Oct 15, 2008 01:32 AM