I am not the majority

Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do. - Napoleon Hill

FAILURE. Perhaps the ugliest word in the American language. The one word that most people fear being associated with their name. BUT failure is a word that I have come to accept and even encourage. While I can certainly understand the negative connotations associated with the word, I also understand, and value even more, the positives stemming from the word failure. I choose to find strength where others only find weakness. If you have failed then you have tried. And as the old saying goes, "You win some - you lose some". Now it is completely unrealistic to think that you will have success 100% of the time, but I can promise you this, you will succeed 0% of the time if you never try!

I would rather try and fail then to be afraid and never take the chance. I also know that the lessons we learn from defeats and failures can do nothing but help us in all our future endeavors. We learn more about ourselves in times of disappointment than we can ever dream of learning in the triumphs. Napoleon Hill says it best in his quote; the majority of men will give up. But not me! Sooner or later I know that success will be abundantly waiting for me. I will not be afraid of defeat or failure. I will say this, though, I do not aspire to fail or to be defeated. My goal is to be the greatest I can be. I gather my strength from the good Lord and I pray that he will guide me.

And I have faith that He will.