How To Keep Your Dream From Failing

Have successful people ever failed?

The answer is yes and one of the most famous incidents is Thomas Edison creating the light bulb. It’s said that it took him 1,000 tries before he got it right. There are cases after cases of successful people failing but pushing forward anyway.

After my first book failed, after the first negative review, after the first time I spoke and sucked, I had a decision to make and I chose to push forward towards my dream. I still had crazy doubt and fear, I still didn’t fully believe in myself but my dream was too important to give up.

You have a choice to make, except a failure or move forward with your dream?

The stories we hear most of the time are about those that accepted defeat, like those stats about how many books most authors sell. These stats and stories don’t have to be your story.

You have the power to choose what your story will be by how you respond during times when you experience a failure. How should you respond?

Get back up and take it one day at a time. When we focus on the big picture, it can be overwhelming, seemingly impossible. When we wake up and just focus on what we have to do that day, impossibility is gone.

When we focus on those tasks each day, we get things done and we get closer and closer to our dream. Will we still experience failure during some of those days? Yes! The key is to go to bed and wake up determined to make that day better than the last.

Could you image what life would be like if Thomas Edison quit? Life could be just as bad if you quit doing what you’re doing. If you quit spreading your message that brings hope to people, doubt and fear win and lives will be affected.

You have the power, you don’t have to accept failure. If your book hasn’t sold how you expected it to, if your online business isn’t growing as fast as you want it to, don’t give up. Figure out what and where you can do better and get to work!

Remember, it’s the daily grind, it’s that hard work, that sweat and tears that makes your dream a reality. This is just a reminder but one you need to believe if you’re going to make this thing happen this year.

What is one failure you’ve experienced so far this year?