Can You Handle Postponed Success?

Are you willing to fail in order to succeed?
No! You certainly should be.

Failure is the catalyst for success; it is evidence of action. All of your efforts that lead to failure should be praised and rewarded since they are driving you toward success.

People who are making progress in all areas of life are those who are willing to fail because they realise that enough failures lead to success. They understand that each setback only postpones, rather than prevents, achievement.

The only guaranteed way to fail is to quit trying. If you fail twice and give up, you can be certain that you will not succeed the third time. However, you are the one making the assurance, not the situation.

The important thing is to keep going. Thomas Edison avidly sought failure, knowing that with each failure, he was one step closer to a solution. He got at the prize faster because he failed faster.

“Success is going from failure to failure without losing heart.” Winston Churchill

When the outcomes do not meet your expectations, it is essential to analyse what happened and devise a fresh, revised plan of action.
There is a success strategy known as plan, do, review, which is self-explanatory and straightforward. However, repeating this fundamental technique will bring you closer and closer to the desired result. If you apply this simple method to everything you do, you will notice two things. You will begin to appreciate the natural process of discovery and comprehension, and you will achieve success.
When it comes to success, fear is one of our deadliest opponents. Many people are defeated by fear in two ways.
One, the dread of failure hinders people from getting started in the first place. They are so worried about what could go wrong that even getting started is difficult. Second, they allow the fear of constant failure to overcome their convictions and drive. They allow their concerns to collide with their worries, sabotaging their ambitions.
“There is only one thing that prevents a dream from becoming a reality: the fear of failure.” Paulo Coelho — So, what does it take to overcome these apprehensions?

1- Determined

Having a strong drive and focus on the desired outcome allows one to persevere in the face of hardship. In his classic book “Think And Grow Rich,” Napoleon Hill stated that in order to achieve, you must cultivate a white-hot heated burning passion. When this burning desire gets strong enough, it will overcome the frustrations of temporary defeats, providing you with the motivation to persevere.

2- Perception

A major characteristic of persons who can accept and overcome failure is that they do not perceive failure as the end. Rather, they see it as a learning experience, a chance to assess, change, and try again. How you view and interpret something dictates how it affects you. And this is certainly true with failure anxiety. The individual who can persevere in the face of setbacks sees them as temporary rather than permanent.

3- Self-concept

How you regard yourself in terms of your right, ability, and worthiness to do anything might have an impact on your confidence in your endeavours. It is quite beneficial to reach a stage when you know you are deserving of your desired goal. Know that you are as deserving as everyone else, and that delays and setbacks along the path are not indicators that you do not deserve it. They are simply the means of discovery that everyone goes through. You will be able to weather the storm if you work on yourself and establish a strong sense of self-worth.

If you really desire something, you should be willing to continue with it until there are no more failure possibilities. Failure can be beneficial. People who fail the most often win the most. You’ve probably heard that Babe Ruth, in addition to his home run record, also owns the record for the most strikeouts. How is this possible? More strikeouts equals more opportunities for home runs. He would never have hit home runs if he hadn’t had the opportunity to keep trying.

More efforts equals more strikeouts and home homers. Thomas Edison used this idea as well; he was relentless and conducted tests at a rapid speed to expedite the learning and adapting phase. He realised it was just the way the system operated. There was no great plan to make things more difficult for him; it was just the natural process. Both of these guys understood that victory was only postponed, not impossible.

“Failure, not success, should be our instructor. Failure is a postponement, not a defeat. It is merely a detour, not a dead end. We may prevent failure only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” Dennis Waitley
Don’t become angry or disappointed; simply keep going.

Concentrate on the aim and don’t be discouraged by your failures. Consider things that don’t go as planned as deferred success, or success that is simply delayed for a short time. Don’t allow quitting to guarantee failure. The success is already there; you just need to align yourself with it appropriately, which may take a few or even many attempts. Are you determined to persevere in the face of adversity?

It all comes down to a choice: will you give in to the hurdles or will you take charge of your own progress and choose to learn from your mistakes? Will you continue to readjust and work until you have eliminated all of the reasons why not?

“I believe that one of the characteristics of the human race — possibly the one that is primarily responsible for its course of evolution — is that it has grown by creatively responding to failure.”
Glen Seaborg — American Scientist & Nobel Laureate