Monday, July 14, 2008

Success Is Never Final!



Hi Friends,

Hope you have a great day today because I’m having a great time writing for the world! Today is the day that I would just like to say “ Thank You” by sharing with the world some wisdom I happened to come across from a blog called “ Success Is Never Final”.
First of all, I must say that the title of the blog – “Success Is Never Final” is something that I could relate with in my life. People are so judgmental that when one fails to make it in life, they are considered a loser at that point. Most successful people in fact have failed lots in their lives before they succeeded in achieving what they set out to do. Success is definitely never final!

Who is this author who came out with this blog? Actually, he is a young gentleman by the name of Halim Gafoor. Above is a picture of Halim that I seek his permission to allow me to post on my blog and websites.

A young gentleman with great determination and perseverance who believes he can achieve a lot more in life not just for himself but for the world. Halim continues to learn from as many mentors as he could in life not just from the school but also from his immediate family members like his uncles. He learned a lot from his Uncle, Mohamad Ismail, who also happened to be the CEO of PropNex, Singapore largest leader in Real Estate Industry. Besides his uncles, the closest people he respected most are his father and mother who gave him all the emotional supports needed to drive his successes in life.
I shall not describe too much about him but let his pictures tell you what he is capable of. He is also one of youngest gentleman that I happened to know who is NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) certified. Why would a young gentleman want to be NLP certified? Maybe, you could answer that for me!



There was one particular post in his blog that I like titled “How to deal with failure”. I shall leave you with the excerpt of the post.

One of the most important things you need to know about success is how to manage failure. As paradoxical (If something is paradoxical, it involves two facts or qualities which seem to contradict each other) as it may sound, how you deal with failure is one of the best indicators of your chances of achieving success. Now let’s be frank – dealing with failure is not easy. It is hard to accept failure. It hurts your pride. It does not feel good to fail. Yet, in order to achieve success you must not only be comfortable with failure, you must actually embrace it.

Have you ever seen someone who is hanging on to a failure and simply will not let go of it? It is very sad scenery. People that have a hard time dealing with failure tend to go in total denial about their failures. They ignore all the signs that are telling them they are at a dead end and they tend to dig themselves into a deeper and deeper hole. They spin and rationalize everything. The have a million reasons, or as some would call it, excuses, as to why they are in the situation they are in. They will spend countless hours justifying it, renaming it, redefining, it. They will do everything but the one and only right thing to do when faced with failure – embrace it.

When faced with failure, the most important thing you need to do first is recognize it and admit that you failed. If you can get past this one simple, but incredibly difficult hurdle, you will then be in a great position to do the second most important thing you need to do when you fail – learn from your mistakes. If you are truly committed to success, absorb and live by these words:

Failure is nothing but nature’s way of telling you that the way you went about it was not the right way.

Do you have strong failure management skills? The questions below will help test your ability to manage failure and achieve success:

Do You Share Your Mistakes with Others?

If you are afraid of sharing your mistakes with others, that is a good indication that you are not comfortable with failure. Make it a habit to share your mistakes with others. Be comfortable with your mistakes and failures to the point where talking about them does not bother you anymore.

Do You Only Do Things You Know Will Succeed?

If you hear someone say “I never failed” – watch out. This is a strong indicator that this person has never really experienced success because they so narrowly define the boundaries of what they are willing to try that they never get past mediocrity.

Are You Very Conscious of Your Mistakes?

When you do something wrong, if you become overly conscious of your mistake you will limit your ability to achieve success. It is very important that you not spend too much time thinking about past mistakes. Learn from them and move on. Do not let past mistakes prevent you from achieving future success.

Do You Think Failure is Shameful?

If you do, you need to get past this way of thinking. There is absolutely nothing shameful about failure. Failure is simply the result of an experiment. Failure is a powerful lesson of what not to do in the future. Failure is the best way to get to success.

Do you get the true meaning of what failure is trying to tell you? I hope you do. I hope you embrace failure. I hope you fail hard. I hope you fail often. The quicker you embrace failure, the quicker you will achieve success!



Yours Sincerely
Halim Gafoor
Teenage Motivational Speaker
www.succesisyours.blogspot.com

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