FAILURE IS THE FIRST STEP OF ACHIEVING SUCCESS

Everybody is passionate about success. If we talk about youngsters, then youngsters want to get success quickly by shortcuts. If you see in the eyes of the youngster then you will certainly find excitement and eagerness for success. Some youngsters want quick promotion and some want a lavish lifestyle. Some want to become successful by doing some sort of business. But the biggest problem is that just after the first failure the youngsters get disappointed.

It is at these times that the youngsters need to understand that failure is the first step of becoming successful. Failure will give you a particular kind of experience. As a result, you become more conscious, calm and serious and you also get inspiration to see the situation from a different perspective. Before tasting success, many famous people experienced failure. When we see any successful people we often think that they are very lucky, but the other side of the coin is totally different. And very less amount of people know how many struggles they had faced and how many times they failed.

When the inventor of the light bulb, Thomas Edison was successful in his invention, then we all got to know that before the actual invention he failed 10,000 times. He kept trying rather than being afraid of failure and finally achieved success. One unique incident happened in Edison’s life when he was 67 years old. After inventing the bulb, he invested millions of dollars for a bulb-making factory. Unfortunately in 1914, his factory caught fire and the whole factory burned to the ground and he did not even have insurance for that factory. Rather than being depressed he said, “Whatsoever happened is for my own good. All my mistakes have now burned down. Now I will think of something new. And will give this world some new inventions.” and in just a time period of 3 weeks, he invented the Gramophone.

Today’s youngsters should learn from this that this is called a ‘strong mental state.’ The inventor of Mickey Mouse Walt Disney is also an amazing example of success. He didn’t stop trying even after getting rejected by almost every newspaper owner. After the ‘NO’ from everybody, one church owner gave him work of cartoon making. To make a cartoon, he was drawing a road and that time he saw a mouse there. He got inspiration from that mouse and built a character called Mickey Mouse. That church owner really liked it and slowly the whole world became a fan of Walt Disney’s cartoon. If you are willing to find, you will get tons of examples like this from which you get the inspiration for not being scared of failure and keep moving forward on the path of success. Here are a few tips for youngsters.

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
BHAVESH UPADHYAY
The writer is a Businessman and HR Expert