FAILURE IS MORE RISKY THAN SUCCESS

BHASKAR JYOTI BORAH                 You are born to win. You are not born to experience fear, anxiety, poverty or failure but ...

BHASKAR JYOTI BORAH

                You are born to win. You are not born to experience fear, anxiety, poverty or failure but to experience an abundant, joyful and happy life. Never think of failure. You experience failure when you are not fully prepared, when you lack the required knowledge, ability, skill, attitude and persistence. If you give up and admit failure, misfortunes will be awaiting to welcome you. Therefore, never give up. Thomas Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented electric bulb. He said later on, “ I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Abraham Lincoln failed many times in his life but finally at the age of 52, he became the president of the United States of America.

Why Failure is more risky than success?

Failure means inability to accomplish the set or desired goals. Failure is not a physical act. It is mental acceptance of a defeat. It does not matter how many times you fail. But it matters a lot how many times you bounce back to failure. When you accept failure mentally, that is only failure. Once you accept and admit failure, you are out of the road to success. A person who accepts failure in his life experiences anxiety, worry, frustration, lack of confidence and poverty. There will be no peace of mind for him. Failure along with it carries misfortunes. It deprives you of your desired life. You will try to remain satisfied with something that virtually you never prefer. You will try to rationalize your failure and silently witness losing all your dreams. People will ridicule you and your morale will go down. Life will become very painful and the obstacles that need to be overcome will remain with you and you will try your best to live with them.

What is Failure?

“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford

          Failure is the pillar to success. Success and failure are the two sides of the same coin. If you want to achieve success then it is by crossing the roads of failure. Every failure moves you a step closer to success. Every failure provides you an opportunity to bounce back. Every failure provides you an opportunity to make yourself more perfect for winning. But if you loss heart and give up you won’t be able to reach the goal of success. Victory does not come without effort. B. C. Forbes said, “History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heart-breaking obstacles before they triumphed.”   Failure is a good teacher. It teaches us lesson that leads to success. It is not failure that defeats us but the acceptance of the defeat that makes us failure.

Results of failure:

          Accepting failure in your life will take you away from success. You won’t be able to live upto your expectations. Negative attitudes will begin to dominate your thinking. When negativity will enter it will give rise to bitterness and frustrations. Accepting even small failures also will deprive you to undertake ventures to realize your higher goals. If you live in failure, you will live in ignorance, misery, poverty or tragedy. Therefore don’t accept even small failures in your life. Don’t even think about them. Failure is very risky.

Success or Failure - Choice is yours:

Failure can’t be an option to be chosen at the cost of success. Wake up! Face your fears and failures. Cross the roads of failure. On the other side of failure lies success. Do you dare to fail? If you are unwilling to fail, you can’t achieve success. There is no certainty that you will get success in a single attempt. Therefore you need to persist. Success is bound to come even after repeated failures if you persist. You have two choices. Either you can become a victor by defeating failures or you can become a victim by admitting failures. Choice is yours. You are the outcome of your choices. It is your choice that gives birth to your attitude and attitude ultimately determines character.

Benefits of Success:

Nothing succeeds like success. The taste of success is very sweet. Once you experience it, you can make it your own. Successful people not only multiply their self confidence but also their achievements. When you become successful:

1.    You will always feel fulfilled.

2.    You will always have peace of mind.

3.    Your attitude will always be positive.

4.    You can guide others successfully.

5.    You will get money, fame and honour in abundance.

6.    You will enjoy good health.

7.    You will enjoy your desired life.

8.    Your dreams will come true.

9.    You will enjoy freedom unlimited.

10.                       You will be able to die peacefully.

Successful people become an example to others. Just as failure attracts failure, one success attracts another one. Once you know the science of success you can replicate success one after another. Then success will become a habit. It will become spontaneous.

Success implies the progressive realization or accomplishment of desired goals. In short success is freedom from failure, fear and frustration. Success implies the acquisition of personal happiness, love, self-respect, dignity and financial security or freedom. Success is not luck. It is not a thing to be waited for but need to be created and achieved.

YOU SUCCEED WHEN YOU THINK ONLY SUCCESS:

It is a thought translated into action that brings results. The result is based upon the pattern of thoughts created by you. If you THINK SUCCESS and BELIEVE in YOURSELF, success will be yours. If you can think and feel that you can become successful, you will succeed. But if you think negatively and give power to self doubts, you will not be able to achieve success. Consequently you may experience failure. Believe strongly; believe wholeheartedly that you can achieve your desired goals. Temporary failures may come to you but you have to bounce back. Refuse to accept defeat. Try once more. Think only success. Feel only success. Persist. SUCCESS is bound to come. REMEMBER, Rome was not built in a day. Failure is necessary for growth. A single failure can’t be a permanent failure for life. Turn every stumbling block into a stepping stone for success.

How to turn Failure into Success:

1.    Change your belief system:

Changing your belief means change your beliefs from failure orientation to success orientation. Think only success not failure.

2.    Set your goals wisely:

Set goals as per your capacity. Increase your capacity gradually and set higher goals for yourself progressively.

3.    Follow a daily routine:

Choose the activities that you need to do on a daily basis to reach your goal and achieve success. Be absolutely sincere. Do not procrastinate. Do every single duty everyday sincerely.  Utilize your time properly. Take breaks when necessary.

4.    Study the stories of people who turned their failures into success:

History is full of stories of successful people who turned their failures into success. They never had admitted defeat. It is because of their success that the world is now a better place to live in. Study their biographies and learn from their experiences. Learning from other people’s mistakes saves our time and energy.

5.    Never ever give up:

Success is an accurate programme. Success is not a miracle. It is not luck. It is the outcome of the work done in a planned and required manner with the required skill and knowledge.  Have clear cut goals with proper time limit. Give all your effort in that direction. Have patience and persist. Never give up. You will achieve success. Have faith.