"Failure!"

It's only a word.
But it carries with it so much pain and so little concern.

So much frustration and so little respect.
So much stress and so little understanding,

That people spend their lives running through their days
in the hope of avoiding the long arm of this little word.

To test your vision, you must risk failure.
To temper your ego, you must attempt the impossible.

To tell your story, you must take a chance.
To see beyond the horizon, you must spread your wings.

To be all you can be, you must stretch, flex, try,
and go beyond your proven limits.

To bridge the silence, you must risk rejection.

To advance into the unknown you must risk the peril
of all your previous beliefs and emotions that feel so secure.

Failure is not negative. It is a teacher. It molds, refines,
and polishes you, so that one day your light will shine for all to see.

It isn't the failure you experience that will determine your destiny,
but your next step, and then the next, that will tell the story of your life.

-Tim Connor


"Assisting People To Success - One Heart At A Time!"


Lou Everett, Sr., NWMC


NOTE: If you would like one on one coaching, please send me an e-mail at: LouEverettSr@yahoo.com, with the word "Coaching" in the Subject, and your full name and phone number in the Body. Thanks!

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