Quote of the day:
Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” --Denis Waitley
Consider:
When we have made a mistake or failed at something, the image of our supposed failure often keeps replaying in our minds. It’s not always easy to get past our error and make peace with ourselves, but it is well worth the effort to try. One way to arrive at this desired peace is to do like Mary Kay Ash said, “For every failure, there’s an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.”
When your mind is tempted to replay thoughts of failure over and over, try turning those thoughts around. You can train your thoughts to take a positive stance over a negative one by translating “failure” into “teacher”, or to “delay”, or “detour”, or “possibility for change”, or to “the satisfaction of knowing at least you tried”. You’ll be surprised how putting this simple advice into practice will turn a would-be disaster into a positive experience. Try it. You’ll come out all the better for it in the end.
Wishing you all the best,
Coach Dana
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