10 Quotes About Failure for a Different Perspective of the Word

1 .“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”   - Winston Churchill

2. “It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” - Theodore Roosevelt

3. “If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.”   - H.G. Wells

4. “If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.” -Henry David Thoreau

5. "Failure is an experience, not a definition." - T. Zugger

6. “We are all failures- at least the best of us are.” -J.M. Barrie

7. “Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next.”   -  Ben Carson

8. “The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” - Henry Ford.

9. “The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying” - John C. Maxwell

10. “Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.”   - Napoleon Hill


There is my list of failure quotes that shine a bit of a different perspective on the ominous word; failure.  It is my belief that people hold such a stereotypical view of these words; success, failure, millionaire.  It is quite foolish.  Success is what you make of it.  Failure is a learning experience.  They are just words all of your thoughts about those words are preconceived ideas you hold on to like some unattainable goal.

Here is my advice.  Success can never be reached only achieved.  Failure can only be learned from or hidden away.  Take the best out of the situations in your life and be happy with what you have and you will feel like a success.   The only time you start to feel like a failure is when you compare yourself to others, which is never wise.

So if you are looking for a book to read about these principles my book will be available on December 17.  Success Through Failure, you can find it on our website.

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Unrealistic Goals

"Here's To The Crazy Ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round pegs in the
square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, and they have
no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them.
About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the
human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world - are the ones who Do!"

 For those of you who remember, this was said by Steve Jobs when he was working to unveil a new ad campaign as new 'interim' CEO of Apple Computers in 1997; the beginning of the 'Think Different' campaign.  It was inspired by the original Macintosh group from the eighties and how 'crazy' they all were.  This quote perfectly illustrates the truth I wish to share with you today.  That truth is: The more unrealistic the goal the easier it is to achieve. 

Steve Jobs epitomized this truth, he was a rebel, a purist, and a control freak but the greatest attribute about him was most definitely his passion.  A passion for products, he would dream up these products and desire to make them aesthetically pleasing and tell the engineers to put in the components after wards, instead of letting the engineers create their boards and circuits then building the computer around them.  He changed the world because he never excepted 'good enough' or 'ok' .  He strived for perfection and didn't care about hurting feelings along the way.  With that we have ipods, ipads, iphones, technology that has changed the world and the way we communicate.

Another example of someone who strives for perfection and set lofty goals even though they were completely unrealistic was a man by the name of Henry Ford.  When he met with his engineers to discuss a new design for an engine they were astounded by what he had suggested, with them replying it was impossible. 

This was the incredible V8 that Ford was dreaming about, he demanded that his engineers find a way to develop an engine with 8 cylinders cast in a solid block.  Like I said they all said it was impossible, he just said to them, I don't care how long it takes I just want the plans for it so we can put it into production.  You will find a way.  For a whole year he continued to apply pressure on his engineers while they worked away and kept being met with failure he kept pushing them to continue to try no matter how much time they needed.  You will find a way.

After that year he met with his engineers and they miraculously found a way to make the V8 cast in a single block.  Amazing, determination and motivation led to; Success.  Funny how that happens, something that was impossible wasn't. 

These stories should help us realize the fact that just because it isn't accepted as possible doesn't mean it isn't.  It only means that no one has tried hard enough to complete the task to find the right applications necessary to bring the impossible into the possible.  Think about 30 years ago when no one had a cell phone, now you can buy things from your phone.

So be crazy and determined, you will change the world if your intentions are true enough.

I want to be a Failure!



Yeah that's right you heard me correctly.  I said that I want to be a failure.  I believe that in order to consider your self a success you have to fail your way there.  

I am excited because every day I have the chance to fail again, learn my lesson and be that much closer to my version of success.  We all have different visions of what we want our success to be.  For some people it is to have an unlimited bank account, for others it may be to have a job other people would be proud to have, others perhaps dream about an attractive spouse to spend the rest of their lives with, maybe your version of success is having just a little more money in your bank account and a little more time to spend with your family.  Whatever your version of success realize that it is failure that brought your there.  It is failure that built the towering success that you may presently be enjoying.  No one succeeds completely the very first time they attempt something. Failure is practice and practice makes perfect.  So go ahead and enjoy in failing, no that failures are only building blocks on your construction of your successes.

We can only be considered a 'true failure' when we totally quit.  Once you throw in the towel and say you will never try again then you are a 'true failure' or what I like to call a loser.  A loser is someone who has be beaten and will never try again.  Don't be a loser be a failure. 

“Failure is success in progress.” – Albert Einstein

 

 

So fail on my friends.  The glory of your successes will be lit by the failures you have overcome. 

This is a topic I have been writing a book on for a while now.

The book is titled:  Success Through  Failure

  The book will be available for download, paperback and hardcover by Saturday, April 13 2013.  If you are interested in pre-ordering a copy (paperback or hardcover only ) Please email : tzugger@attitudedriveslife.com and I will send you the info.  Thank you in advance.

Otherwise as always check out the website, which is where the downloadable version of the book will be available. 

WWW.ATTITUDEDRIVESLIFE.COM