A
thought by John C. Maxwell (2016-02-02) from his book, 3 Things Successful People Do: The Road Map That Will Change Your Life
(p. 117). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click
on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)
Is this you? Do you seem to keep hitting the same wall?
John says, “If you keep hitting the wall, it may be
time to back up and look for the door. If you keep taking the same detour,
maybe it’s not a detour but your main road. However, when you experience
failure after failure but your dream burns within you just as strongly as ever,
keep going. Also recognize that some of the greatest accomplishments of life
literally were birthed out of failure.”
He then
says, “For example, look at the life of John James Audubon. He is considered a
pioneer in wildlife study and preservation. But in the early 1800s, he was
merely an unsuccessful shopkeeper in Louisville, Kentucky. He attempted to
support himself and his wife, Lucy, in that occupation, but after struggling
for eleven years, he finally went bankrupt. That failure prompted him to pursue
his life’s work— observing, drawing, and painting wildlife, the thing for which
he will always be remembered.”
John
continues, “If you’re repeatedly experiencing failure but you want to fail
forward, allow your mistakes to redirect you. Maybe you’re working someplace
where you don’t really fit. That doesn’t mean that you’re bad or wrong. It just
means that you need to make an adjustment. If one door repeatedly closes on
you, don’t stand there forever wondering why you can’t get it open. Look around
for another open door. One may be standing open right now that you’ve
continually overlooked.”
Just a
thought to think about today.
Did it help
as you view what you are going through?
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