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Day 22 – 25 Ways to Turn Failure into Success (Steps 1-5)
Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy
Welcome to Day 22 of our Wisdom-Trek and thank you for joining me.
This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom.
Today we look at 25 Ways to Turn Failure into Success (Steps 1-5).
We are recording our podcast from our studio at Home2 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and as we embark on another week I want to share some blessings of this past weekend. Saturday we were able to help our younger daughter Janet and her new husband Rowan Webster (They were married on April 11th of this year in a beautiful wedding on Holden Beach in North Carolina.) move from an old rented house into a much newer, single story home in a nice neighborhood in Charlotte.
Although temps were in the mid-nineties with high humidity, the day was enjoyable, and we were able to get most everything moved. My muscles are a bit sore, but other than that we were thankful that the move went smoothly. Harry, our oldest son who also lives in Charlotte and our grandson Kip were able to help out some, too.
On Father’s Day we went to church and lunch with Harry and Kip. Harry’s wife Chelimo is serving her two weeks of summer camp as an officer in the Army Reserves, so it was good to help fill the gap. I also heard from our other four children. It is a blessing to have a great relationship to all of our kids and to be a positive influence in their lives.
Let’s head up the trail on our Wisdom-Trek and begin our investigation of how obstacles or failures, if applied correctly, can actually become our stepping stones for a successful journey.
Obstacles or failures in life are always more significant when they are our failures. From my perspective, all of my failures are major failures. This reminds me of the saying, "Minor surgery is when it performed on someone else; major surgery is when it is performed on me." The same concept also applies to obstacles and failures.
Today we will look at the first five lessons we can learn by turning those failures or obstacles into stepping stones.
Always look for the positive side of the obstacle or failure. It’s easy to blame someone or something else (or even fate) for the events in our lives, but it takes courage to be able to see the bright side of a failure and move on. So be brave, be persistent, and be dedicated. Be committed, confident, and passionate; remember you have only one life to choose from. It takes time and focus to overcome fear and gain a positive mindset. The first lesson is to consciously maintain a positive attitude. If you do this, no matter what you encounter, you’ll be able to see the lessons of the experience and continue to push forward.
Stepping Stone #1 – Take courage and be positive.
Failure is a time for celebration. Failing is never fun, but if you celebrate the fact that you have gained knowledge, wisdom and discernment then the failure has served a useful purpose. The trail to success is littered with the failures of those individuals who chose to celebrate the opportunity that each failure provided. The most significant breakthroughs in all areas of life were built on the backs of failure. Whether it was Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, Walt Disney or a host of others, their celebration of failure, spurred them onto success. Ralph Heath states, “One of the biggest secrets to success is operating inside your strength zone but outside of your comfort zone.”
Stepping Stone #2 – Celebrate the wisdom gained.
Failure teaches us to calculate the risks we take. When we fail, we can analyze the risk that we had to take and readjust the process. Risk may not be eliminated, but we will better know what risk not to take and be better prepared. The risks you take should be calculated; you shouldn’t fly blindly into the night and sim...
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Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy
Welcome to Day 22 of our Wisdom-Trek and thank you for joining me.
This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom.
Today we look at 25 Ways to Turn Failure into Success (Steps 1-5).
We are recording our podcast from our studio at Home2 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and as we embark on another week I want to share some blessings of this past weekend. Saturday we were able to help our younger daughter Janet and her new husband Rowan Webster (They were married on April 11th of this year in a beautiful wedding on Holden Beach in North Carolina.) move from an old rented house into a much newer, single story home in a nice neighborhood in Charlotte.
Although temps were in the mid-nineties with high humidity, the day was enjoyable, and we were able to get most everything moved. My muscles are a bit sore, but other than that we were thankful that the move went smoothly. Harry, our oldest son who also lives in Charlotte and our grandson Kip were able to help out some, too.
On Father’s Day we went to church and lunch with Harry and Kip. Harry’s wife Chelimo is serving her two weeks of summer camp as an officer in the Army Reserves, so it was good to help fill the gap. I also heard from our other four children. It is a blessing to have a great relationship to all of our kids and to be a positive influence in their lives.
Let’s head up the trail on our Wisdom-Trek and begin our investigation of how obstacles or failures, if applied correctly, can actually become our stepping stones for a successful journey.
Obstacles or failures in life are always more significant when they are our failures. From my perspective, all of my failures are major failures. This reminds me of the saying, "Minor surgery is when it performed on someone else; major surgery is when it is performed on me." The same concept also applies to obstacles and failures.
Today we will look at the first five lessons we can learn by turning those failures or obstacles into stepping stones.
Always look for the positive side of the obstacle or failure. It’s easy to blame someone or something else (or even fate) for the events in our lives, but it takes courage to be able to see the bright side of a failure and move on. So be brave, be persistent, and be dedicated. Be committed, confident, and passionate; remember you have only one life to choose from. It takes time and focus to overcome fear and gain a positive mindset. The first lesson is to consciously maintain a positive attitude. If you do this, no matter what you encounter, you’ll be able to see the lessons of the experience and continue to push forward.
Stepping Stone #1 – Take courage and be positive.
Failure is a time for celebration. Failing is never fun, but if you celebrate the fact that you have gained knowledge, wisdom and discernment then the failure has served a useful purpose. The trail to success is littered with the failures of those individuals who chose to celebrate the opportunity that each failure provided. The most significant breakthroughs in all areas of life were built on the backs of failure. Whether it was Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, Walt Disney or a host of others, their celebration of failure, spurred them onto success. Ralph Heath states, “One of the biggest secrets to success is operating inside your strength zone but outside of your comfort zone.”
Stepping Stone #2 – Celebrate the wisdom gained.
Failure teaches us to calculate the risks we take. When we fail, we can analyze the risk that we had to take and readjust the process. Risk may not be eliminated, but we will better know what risk not to take and be better prepared. The risks you take should be calculated; you shouldn’t fly blindly into the night and sim...