The #7 Key is about Learning from Failure
James learned when he was released from Prison that what he thought was his biggest failure actually became stepping stones to the rest of his life. When he learned to apply that to all areas, it took the pressure off and made the process exciting! Tune in as he shares stories about the Native American “Rain-Dance”, Thomas Edison, a Famous Leader full of fails, and the man who created the Chicken Sandwich…
Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn, but you’re never a failure until you quit. The major difference between successful & unsuccessful people is how they define, respond to, and learn from Fails and Mistakes. The key is to get a new perspective and learn how to fail forward because we will all fail. The important thing is to decide ahead of time how we will respond to it.
Can the mistakes we make actually become stepping-stones to success? How? Tune in to find out.
“We can let mistakes and failures devastate us, or we can learn from them and they will actually drive us forward.” James K Jones
“Failure is simply a price that we pay to achieve success.” John Maxwell
Michael Jordan is one of the greatest Basketball Players of all time, but his 9th grade coach cut him from the team.
Henry Ford, the inventor of the first car available to the masses, failed and went broke 5 times before he finally succeeded.
Thomas Edison's teachers said he was "too stupid to learn anything." He was fired from his first two jobs for being "non-productive." As an inventor, Edison made 10,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb before finally finding one that worked.
Abraham Lincoln: Age 22 he failed in business. Age 23 he ran for the legislature and was defeated. Age 24 he failed again. Age 26 his sweetheart died. Age 27 he had a nervous breakdown. Age 29 defeated for Elector. Age 34 defeated for congress. Age 37 elected to congress. Age 39 defeated for congress. Age 46 defeated for The Senate. Age 47 defeated for Vice-President. Age 49 defeated for The Senate. Age 51 elected President of The United States of America.
Joyce Meyer, who is one of our most effective teachers, was told to give up on her vision of ministry because her voice was all wrong, and her personality was too abrasive.
Fred Astaire, a great dancer, took a screen test in 1933. The memo from MGM studios read: “The guy can’t act. He’s slightly bald, and he can dance a little.” Fred Astaire kept that memo hanging over his fireplace in his Beverly Hills Home.
A newspaper fired Walt Disney because he lacked ideas.
They found one of John Wesley’s diaries that told of his struggles after he started preaching the Gospel: Sunday May 5th a.m. I preached at St. Anne’s and was asked not to come back anymore. Sunday May 5th p.m. I preached at St. John’s and the deacons said, “get out and stay out!” Sunday May 12th a.m. I preached at St. Jude’s and now I can’t go back there either. Sunday May 19th a.m. I preached at St. something or other and they called a special meeting and said I can’t come back there. Sunday May 19th p.m. I preached on the street and I got kicked off the street. Sunday May 26th a.m. I preached in a meadow, and got chased out of the meadow when they turned a bull out during the service. Sunday June 2nd a.m. I preached out at the edge of town and got kicked off the highway. Sunday June 2nd in the afternoon I preached in a pasture. 10,000 people came out to hear me.
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