How I stay positive

Very recently, I was again inspired to attempt to help.
A question was posed, how does one stay positive
after experiencing failure, especially repeated failure ?

I prefer to answer that here, as to not monopolize or hog that space and to entertain a much wider audience, as my blogs appear in several locations. It's funny, because one blog will get tremendous response in some locations and mixed responses in others. Yet, a different blog will get the reverse.

First of all, rarely does one ever succeed without at least trying. Indeed, even the most successful have repeatedly failed. Even Ted Williams, the most renouned baseball hitter in history, struck out far more times than he hit home runs.
Abraham Lincoln, perhaps the greatest US president ever, failed many times in politics miserably, before forever changing this great nation for the better as president. He even contemplated suicide. The founder of KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) had his recipe turned down HUNDREDS of times before it was finally bought for a hefty sum.

May I remind you that success is just, getting back up one more time, than you are knocked down. Every successful prize fighter realizes this. So, simply pick yourself up, dust yourself off and see if you can improve your technique and put success in your sights again.

Each morning I wake up, I'm thankful to be alive.
I know that life is very temporary and I am thrilled
to have the opportunity to experience another day & night.
Indeed, this planet has been here for BILLIONS of years.
There are some clams, turtles, trees and parrots that live
a lot longer than us.
Our existence is but a blink in the eye of eternity.
Life is a brief opportunity, so why lament it, enjoy the experience, while you still can. Because none of us are living forever, here, or elsewhere. That's reality.

Staying positive is not an issue if you ARE positive.
One way a battery stays positive, is not to come in contact
with negative. This is helpful in life too.
The more negativity that you allow to drift in, the less
likely you are to maintain a positive outlook.

Personal success also re-charges you. I don't know if you've ever experienced a crowd cheering you on. I have. There's a reason most teams win more games at home, than on the road.
Plus, success breeds more success. When you hire an attorney, do you want one who is successful ? How about a doctor ?

It pays to surround yourself with positive can do people.
They can inspire you beyond what you thought you could do.
If you filter out the whiny negative types and and welcome
the positive types, you are more likely to be positive and
to succeed.

Naturally, there will be those to deny, point fingers elsewhere, argue, and forever fail. Indeed, some will not even try. It takes all types in this world to make up the menagerie known as society. Which segment do you want to be part of ?


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