Motivational Monday: Redefining Failure

Sometimes changing part of your life requires an all over life change in order to be successful, but the greater the change, the more room there is for failure. It's during these tough times that we discover whether or not we are winners at heart.

We absolutely must accept that we will fail via our own mistakes or uncontrollable circumstances even though many of us unfairly define ourselves by our failures rather than our successes. Heck, most of us don't know how to even recognize when we've been successful. But success doesn't have to be the result of a clear cut win, it can be the result of moving past a temporary failure. Make no mistake--failing sucks. However, the real failure is in giving up altogether.

We may not realize it, but we are in full control because we have the choice to give up or to treat failure as temporary setbacks that simply require a bit more from us. Imagine how differently our lives would be like if we learn to move through failures. Not only will we learn some valuable lessons, we will also become stronger and better able to handle future failures, seeing them as additional challenges rather than immovable road blocks.

Best all, we may ultimately succeed.