Sometimes you just have to fail

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This video literally sends shivers down my spine every time I watch it.

I hope you'll like it as much as I do because it's truly one of gems of youtube.

YouTube - Famous Failures
Oh, and this one is really good too:

YouTube - Michael Jordan "Failure" Nike Commercial
#mind warriors #fail
  • Hi JoseArmando,

    Very nice videos! Thanks for digging these gems up!

    Asher
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    • Nice videos, the point that comes out most is the fact that no matter how many times you fall once you get up and try again theres always the chance of great success
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  • Great videos!

    The one great point for me is we have all
    failed at something at sometime.

    The failures are what drives us towards
    success!
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    • neato. Thanks!
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  • Just further proof that no one is born successful.

    We can't expect to just BE lucky and fortunate in life.

    The older I get, the more I realize that "luck" and "good fortune" only consistently comes to those who work for it.
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  • YouTube - Motivational message | YOUR DAILY MOTIVATION - YOU CANNOT FAIL WITH A PLAN
  • I've learned more by my failures than my successes.

    If I do something and succeed first time i very rarely anylyse it. if I do something and it fails then i analyse it and find out why it failed.
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  • "I've missed more than 9000 shots. I've lost almost 300 games. I've failed &
    over again in my life. And that is why i succeeded."
    Great and meaningful quote from Michael Jordan.
  • Jose, thanks for this thread and the motivation material included. Without valleys you cannot know peaks and as you have shown there is a common thread amongst some of the world's most notable contributors - failure first!

    Getting knocked down is easy - getting up and trying again is championship stuff!

    Much success to all.

    Sid
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    Isn't it obvious?

    The successful person is the one that had been rejected the most.
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  • "If you've never failed, you've never lived" as he says in the video you posted.

    I couldn't agree more. It's through failure that we learn to be successful.

    What do they say? You'll end up regretting the things you never tried much more than the things you tried and failed at.
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    • "I have not failed 10,000 times. I have successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work."- Thomas Edison (in regards to the light bulb)

      I don't know how true that statement is- but if you develop a philosophy like that your chances of success should be greater.
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  • Failure is accompanied with mistakes. We learn from our mistakes (or we're supposed to). As long as each failure is in a new way, you've learned something new. After awhile you're bound to get things right.
  • The key here is after you fail, you must change your strategies and go
    all out again. If you are not changing your strategies, you will get back
    the same old results.

    Treat failure as feedback, change your strategies, and you will get
    different and better results.
  • Hey Jose,

    Thanks for sharing these amazing and inspiring videos with us.

    The one thing that I learned over the years in internet marketing is that if something does not work for you, try something else. Just never quit no matter what.

    When I first started back in 2002, I failed misrebly to the top for the first 4 years. Now it's 2008 and I am a full time internet marketer.

    All this time that you are not succeeding, you are really failing your way to the top.

    Tal
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    • Great videos. I agree you need to get out there and try to do things. When you fail it is a learning experience. Keep on trying tell you figure it out or try new things that work better for you. If you try and fail and are lost on what to do seek advice. Find you're self a mentor to help you find your way to success. Another option is to find someone else that has already succeeded to help you figure it out. This forum is a great place to ask for advice to help guide you. The bonus is when you do succeed you will be stronger because you will know that all the failures lead up to you succeeding. This way when the next challenge confronts you it will not be as hard to fight through the failures because you will be expecting to succeed.
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  • Jose,

    Awesome videos and especially awesome article! As long as we learn from our failures, we will become better at what we do. Another thing I read is that people are afraid to make mistakes because society frowns upon them. But that just hurts people in the long run. I used to be this way, but I changed my way of thinking. I always think about the lessons learned in every mistake/failure that I make now.

    Jeff
  • Nice videos and inspiring.
    Failures are part of the process and one learns from it as much. Thanks.
  • Really great and inspiring videos. They help you keep going even if things seem to be going down and slow.....
  • Thats a lot of failure..."Failure is the coble stone of success".

    Never give up on your dreams!

    Kim Dion
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  • Great videos. Very inspiring... thanks for taking the time to share.

    GEORGE BERNARD SHAW:
    My reputation grows with every failure.
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    Thanks for these nice videos. Words cant express now great Michael is...
  • Thanks for sharing Jose.
  • They are not failures in those videos. They are stepping stones. As one door closes the other opens. Who hasn't had negative things said and done to them. Its all a part of getting to where you end and what you do in the future.

    Put a positive spin on it and not a negative one. Look for the inspiration and not the lack of abilities. Look for the innovation and not the can't do approach.

    Norma
  • Sometimes it helps to see that successful folks have overcome obstacles, too...puts things into perspective.

    Thanks for the illustrations, Barbara
  • Thanks mate for the thoughtful post.
    We don't tend to learn as much from our successes as we do from our failures.. so every failure means we grow closer to hitting "success", whatever we perceive that to be for ourselves. I hope this encourages some to keep working on their business visions.
  • There's no failure!
    There's only feedback!
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    • Very good thread. We have to fail or we won't learn our lessons or how to make things better. Failing also teaches us humility and the feeling of accomplishment after hard work. If everything came easily, there would be no reason to really try.
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    • Thanks for posting this. I just had something fail today and was in the dumps a little bit today. This was exactly what I needed to see...
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  • It's like Les Brown says..."It's now how many times you get knocked down that's important, it's how many times you get back up!"

    Look at Edison, he failed thousands of times before inventing the light bulb. The only way you can lose is to quit. Keep Charging!
  • Thanks for sharing these. I so subscribe to the notion of failing forwards. After all it's showing me the way as to what is next to resolve and tweak so as to move forward! It's all good. Just keep on keeping on!
    Blessings and abundance

    Alex
  • Wow......great mate.....So many good videos and discussions.....I don't know whether i am acting like a stupid or not.........but definitely I restore some energy from you people......yeah.....it is.

    Moral is: Failure is the pillar of success.....so don't give off hope......the ray of light is just finding you.

    Thanks people.
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    • Nobody can avoid failure. There are lessons that we all have to learn. It does not matter how prepared you are.
    • Great video Jose. Nice to see you on here as well.



      You know how most people accept poverty and misery.

      They are like the water that fills up the seas and oceans.

      There are others that are trying, struggling, to get up on the mountain.

      Sometimes, they flow back down. But they also try to get back on.
  • A failure is a success in a way, it is all about how you approach failure. Instead of looking at a failure like a "game ender", I have always looked at a failure like a learning experience.
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    • yeah, quite one of the best videos ever.. Inspirational! it reminds me that every single person has got to fail because we can only learn then through our mistakes.
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  • Thanks for the videos! I also think that I have to be willing to do whatever it takes to succeed too!
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    • Great thread! I have a lot of those videos, unfortunately I can't post them yet, since I have not made enough posts. But you can always find them through my signature. It may be a little bit of selfpromotion, but it's very relevant to the topic so I don't see the harm! Enjoy!
    • Great videos, it makes me more determined to do well and gives you the desire not to give up
  • its impossible to go through life without failing once in a while.. Failing is actually a good thing.. if you learn from it.
  • excellent videos! Reminds me of what Tony Robbins said "god's delays does not mean god's denials"...just gotta perservere, and work the plan
  • Simply inspiring.
  • very cool vids, its amazing how easily we can access anything from the net so instantaneously.

    thank you.
  • Very nice and true videos.


    Thanks for sharing. Ricky
  • I thought the kid at the end would fall off of the bike to further emphasize the message.

    Glad he didn't though :p
  • Failure is a part of every success; obstacles are the stepping stones that lead to every Success
  • Thanks for the inspirational videos. They sure are something to think about.
  • @JoseArmando
    Wow nice video!

    Good job!
  • Great VIDEOS... I needed that motivational lift...

    Thanks,
    Michael Paul
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  • what a motivational input..noob like me..need something refreshing like this...
  • I believe when you fail it isn't really failure it is stepping stones to growth. You cannot learn without struggle but it is nice to see those who never have to learn, right? LOL
  • AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Successful People fail forward
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  • Thanks for the great videos and article. Very motivating to keep us going despite some failures to push on and finally get success.
    -Learn from your mistakes!
  • Hi Jose:

    Thanks for sharing. If I may add something. A person walks and falls seven times. The eighth attempt they never stumble.

    People read this and think they failed seven times but now they reached the goal! That is how we have been trained with negativity. The person when falling didn't fail at all. They made an attempt. If you try and don't reach a goal it is not failing. Failing is a word for those that never get off the couch and make an effort at all excluding criticizing the world for their insecurities.

    Thank you and enjoy Sunday.
  • Totally agree. I know when starting out, to read something like this would be hard if not strange, but as long as you pick yourself up dust yourself off and start all again, you will be OK
  • failure doesn't mean you are a looser it symbolizes your hard work and never giving up on doing things that later, may leads to success. Keep on going!
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  • That is a very good reminder of the importance of being persistent.
  • my thoughts shivers down my spine while watching those videos, very inspiring and thought provoking, you gave the answers to my doubts and insecurities, thanks ~
  • Forwarding these videos onto my family and friends. These are some real gems! Thank you.
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    • G'day everyone, nice to meet you all here
      I am Grace Jen from Melbourne. I am the Newbies in this Forum and I would love to connect with positive, like-minded people!

      For me, Failure is just temporay setbacks and it is definitely a Stepping Stone towards a massive SUCCESS

      Challenges provide you fantastic opportunities to learn and become a much better person, agree with me? Life is all about learning, growing and live abundantly!

      Life is far too short to be wasted, so why not live it to fullest? Dare to dream big, think big and take massive action to create all the miracles that you want!

      I wish you all the ebst in everything you do! Keep in touch closely!

      Warmest wishes,
      Grace Jen
  • failures means you do something wrong and the start to make something right.

    thanks for this great video
  • A++! Great videos!
  • I believe these are not failures. They are learning experiences. The only way it turns into a failure is if you quit. Message here is don't quit no matter how bad things get. If Michael Jordan quit because he got cut from his high school basketball team then he would be a failure. He didn't and is one of the best basketball players of all time.

    Don't quit!

    Have a great day!

    Mike Hobbs
  • to me failure doesn't exist. it just something we came up with.
  • Thanks for taking the time to post your own inspirational thread. Much appreciated!
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    • Fantastic everyone, thanks for sharing
      Your guys are so wonderful! I love your guys Attitude, very positive and inspiring!!!

      Yes, it is very true, making mistakes is just another way to learn, improve and become a better person!

      The only time you really fail is when you quit. Quiter is Failure!

      So, when you spot your mistake, try to check it out in which way it doesn't make sense, then twist and turn it, by this you can eventually see different results. If you keep doing the same things again and again, you can't expect it will produce different results, so learn from mistakes and make it a better one, NEVER EVER GIVE UP! You are not fail until you give up

      Guys, keep the spirit going, I am so proud to meet you all here in this amazing Forum.

      Many hugs from Grace Jen, Australia
  • Great videos, if these don't inspire you nothing will!
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    • Nice videos. stuff like this sure makes me feel better.

      Jimmy.
  • great videos they are very inspiring
  • We all undergo the process of failure, but what is really important is the process of standing up.
  • Failure doesn't mean you have accomplished nothing, it does mean you have learned something.
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  • Wow, now I don't feel so bad after trying to make money online for over 15 years and no success.

    Now I really will keep trying and will not give up.

    Oliver Allen
  • no it's not sometime, you HAVE TO fail in order to success.
  • Thanks for sharing the videos
  • Truth is failure and success come hand in hand you could never know one without experiencing the other ... In the end I guess it is really how we deal with either failure or success that matters and not failing or succeeding itself.

    Thanks great inspirational videos
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  • hi JoseArmando,

    great videos. it boost up my energy.
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