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‘Success Is Not Final, Failure Is Not Fatal – It Is the Courage to Continue That Counts’

Success Is Not Final

The most disheartening part about failure is that most of us are fixated on success. We’re so obsessed with succeeding, that we compromise our values just to get ahead. We don’t care what it takes. We only care about winning. Clearly, not everyone thinks this way, but most people do.

The problem with that mentality is that you can enjoy success briefly, but it won’t last. It won’t stick around for long. That success won’t be final and it won’t be long-lasting. But it’s all part of the learning process. It’s all part of how life works in mysterious ways to guide us in the direction we’re intended to travel.

But reaching those fundamental understandings about success and failure can only come through time. It’s part of the meaning of life. We’re meant to discover those things. We’re meant to reach these epiphanies in life in order to focus on the right things rather than the wrong things.

The reason why Winston Churchill once said that, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal — it is the courage to continue that counts,” was because it does take true courage to keep pushing forward. Especially in the face of failure. Especially when you were succeeding in the past and you’re no longer succeeding anymore. It takes lion-hearted courage to push forward. But that’s precisely what you must do in order to truly succeed.

I’m not talking about the superficial kind of success that we might all experience at one point or another. I’m talking about true success that comes from building or creating something that ultimately improves the world and the lives of those in it. Similar to what iconic entrepreneurs like Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates did.

However, if you’ve failed before, clearly you understand the pain that is associated with failure. Massive pain is a hallmark of failure. I know, because I’ve been there repeatedly. I never liked failure. I never liked the feelings associated with it. I would cower and run from the mere thought of it if I hadn’t come to the understanding of its powerful benefits and invaluable lessons that came along with earth-shattering failure.

But the thing about failure is that it truly isn’t fatal. The only time failure could be fatal is if you decide to completely give up. When you refuse to give up, it’s just a road block. It’s just something that’s standing in your way, keeping you from succeeding. And even when you do taste the sweetness of victory, it isn’t final as well. Success won’t last forever, especially if you don’t treat it kindly and respect it.

Original Source: Wonderlustworker 

Hope our article has help you somehow, especially if you are facing some form of failure in one way or another.