Failure is the Key to Success
Posted by: richman in Secrets of the Rich, tags: failure, inspirational, key to success, motivational, success“When we give ourselves permission to fail, we at the same time give ourselves permission to excel.” – Eloise Ristad
Do you know the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful person?
Easy: Count the number of times each person has failed. I bet you, the successful person has failed 10 times more than the unsuccessful person.
Michael Jordan is also known as the greatest basketball player in the world. In the Guiness Book of World Records, Michael is on the list of players who have made the most basket in the NBA.
Yet many people don’t know that he’s also in the Guiness list of players who’ve made the most misses. Because he simply made the most attempts.
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” –Michael Jordan
Another story I like to share is Soichiro’s story.
He began making piston rings. He tried selling it to Toyota but they rejected him. Business was so bad, he pawned his wife’s jewelry to keep his business afloat. After building his factory, it got burned to the ground.
What did Soichiro’s do? He built it again.
That was when it burned down a second time.
He built it up again.
Not long after that, an earthquake tore his factory.
He built up a third time.
Because of the war, gas was expensive. So to go around, Soichiro used his bicycle. But he attached a little engine to it so that he didn’t have to pedal. When everyone saw it wanted one, he knew he had a winner in his hands.
His full name is Soichiro Honda. He became the first mass producer of motorcycles. He says…
“Success can be achieved only through repeated failure. My success represents the one percent of the work that resulted from the 99 percent that was called failure.” –Soichiro Honda
Truly Rich Principles:
Do you know the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful person? The successful person has failed 10 times more than the unsuccessful person.
(An excerpt from Bo Sanchez – 8 Secrets of the Truly Rich)
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