The Therapy Sessions
Saturday, December 04, 2004
Embracing failure
Very well said.
"I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work." - Thomas Edison
Early in his childhood, Edison's school teacher called him a dunce. Later in life, Edison tried thousands of times before he produced the first electric light bulb. That says a lot about determination, but even more about triumphing over what would appear to be failure.
You've probably heard it said that "failure is the stepping stone to success." Edison and many others have proven that over and over again.
I'm convinced that people give up too easily. Their dreams remain dreams, rather than become reality.
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Everything above was quoted from here. (I'm sorry for any confusion).