Each person in
this elite corps of successful men, has encountered opposition,
discouragement, setbacks, personal misfortune.
Read the
biographies and autobiographies of great people, and again you discover that
each of these people could have surrendered to setbacks many times
When you probe,
you'll discover a successful individual has overcome big, real obstacles.
It is not
possible to win high-level success without meeting opposition, hardship, and
setback. But it is possible to use setbacks to propel you forward.
Salvage (pick up)
something from every setback
When a setback
hits us personally, our
first impulse is often to become so emotionally upset that we fail to learn
the lesson
We can turn
setbacks into victories. Find the lesson, apply it, and then look back on
defeat and smile
Defeat is only a
state of mind, and nothing more
Decide right now
to salvage something from every setback
We human beings
are curious creatures. We're quick to accept full credit for our victories. But
human beings are equally quick to blame someone else for each setback.
It is true that
in this complex world, others may trip (put down) us. But it is also true that,
more often than not, we trip ourselves
See if you have a
weakness that you've never noticed before. If you have, take action to correct
it
Have the courage
to face your faults.
Being
self-critical is constructive. It helps you to build the personal strength and
efficiency needed for success.
Blaming others is
destructive. You gain absolutely nothing from "proving" that someone
else is wrong
Don't, of course,
try to find your faults so you can say to yourself, "Here's another
reason I'm a loser."
Instead view your mistakes as "Here's another way to make me a
bigger winner."
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