Fail To Succeed!

From the onset, the "fail to succeed" idea seems wild. Crazy, even! After all, failure is the complete opposite of success. It sounds like the philosophy of a madman!

Why would anyone want to fail to succeed?

Reason # 1: Failure Can Help You Succeed In The Long Run.

There's always a lesson at the end of the story. Succeeding the first time is great and all, but would you have known all that you know now had you not made mistakes that first time?

Let me use a simple example about a girl who almost won a race. The girl was close to winning the marathon when she suddenly tripped and fell on an upturned root. Because of that, she failed to win the contest. However, she learned to be careful of where she was going. Everybody knows that, of course.

But classroom knowledge is different from knowledge gained from experience. The latter one tends to stick around a little longer. The girl, though she lost the marathon, also learned about first-aid when she was taken to the clinic - knowledge she found useful many years after. But that is another story for another time.

Reason # 2: Failure Builds Resilience.

Every time you fail, you get up and try again. And every time you get up, you get stronger and better. That is, if you don't give up the fight right away.

Resilience is not something people are born with. It's something that needs to be worked on. You might think that constantly failing is doing nothing to help your cause.

On the contrary, constantly failing is helping your resilience take form. It is preparing you for an unknown future. Whatever life throws at you, you'll always be able to survive it.

Reason # 3: Failure Can Lead to Greater Things.

Sometimes, it is not yet your time to succeed. Take Jennifer Hudson for example. She was a contestant in the world famous American Idol reality show but she didn't bag the title in the end.

However, who knew that she would rise to become a bigger and better celebrity when the right time and the right opportunity came? Well, she did! And now, she's more famous than any of her fellow American Idol contestants.

The "fail to succeed" concept may be confusing to some, but it does work. However, this idea does not state that you must continue failing. The most important thing is that you learn from your mistakes so you can use these lessons and experiences to succeed in the end.

Common sense, yes, but many people don't take advantage of their failures as stepping stones to success. This post will serve as a reminder.