Overcoming Serial Failure

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Many of the things we enjoy today in every aspect of life were once undiscovered or non-existent. Just take a moment to think about it, for something as simple but important as feeding, some people had to keep trying out things until they discovered the kind of plants we can eat and the types that are poisonous and must be avoided. Also, in the history of technology, some people had to think creatively and build cooking implements (like pots and stoves), farming tools (like hoes and cutlasses) and even transportation means (like carts and coaches). Later on, man invented time telling machines (or clocks), electricity (which is something everyone cannot do without today) and telephony (which has pretty much made long-distance communication easy). Today, we even have the Internet and many new and helpful inventions keep coming up every day.

Of course, there are other areas too. Like health, housing, education and economics where novel inventions and modifications of previously existing inventions have made life easy for all. But the most important thing is, some people had to discover what was already existing or work on what was already existing to create solutions to the problems people face in life. Just as some people had to do all that for all of us, you have to do something similar for yourself and other people. You need to ask questions and find answers. Build on existing knowledge. Consult the right resources. And in time, you will find a way out.

If you keep failing at something, know that you can still succeed at it. You just need to know the right efforts to make to achieve the success you deserve. Serial failure is not evidence that something is unconquerable; it simply shows that you are yet to apply the right input or access the exact information or skill that is necessary to overcome that thing. So, if this is your case, keep trying and keep getting better. Keep finding new information and ideas. Keep asking questions and finding answers to fully understand your challenge. Take a break if you have to. But, keep attempting to obtain a breakthrough. If you don’t give up, one day, and maybe very soon, you will have a very inspiring story to tell, of how you conquered and eventually broke through.

And when you do break through, you will be able to show others coming behind how to overcome such a challenge in future. Besides, you would have earned the right and gathered the strength to take up greater challenges and attain greater heights in future, thereby creating a WIN-WIN situation for everyone. 

Cheers to a better you!