Episode 24: Failing Successfully - a podcast by Don Martinez

If there is one thing in life none of us likes to do, it would be to fail.  In a perfect world, failing would never be an option, and we would all be perfect, at every given moment.  However, this is not a perfect world, and failing is a part of life.  Despite our best effort and our best intention, we do not always succeed.  Dreams do not come true, and we don't always get the happy ending.  However, really...is it our failures that define us, or is it how we handle those failures that define us? Today, I share with you where I have been this week.  I share with you a "failure" in my life.  Being "less than perfect"  is resulting in my dream being pushed away.  Although disappointed, I was instead able to see the situation for what it truly was, a chance to grown and mature.  When I take a step back, while setting my ego aside, and see the larger picture, I realize just how far I have come.   Coming to life for this dream, right now,  is not an option, but even still, I am so much closer to it than I ever imagined. Suddenly the sense of failure fades away, as a sense of success and pride shines through.  I am realizing more and more all that I have accomplished by having this "failure".  I am seeing that even with failing, I am winning.  By virtue of putting myself out there, and taking a chance, I have already grown, already won.  Failing is now seeming like winning.  I'm finally seeing that I am only failing, if I allow myself to see it as such. Come along with me as I share my "failure" with you, and maybe, just maybe, you might start seeing a few of your "failures" a bit differently as well! As always, thanks for being a part of the journey and I look forward to sharing the next episode with you in a few short weeks!  

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