Why People Fail
The Worldwide Success site has a fair number of articles that discuss the definition of success. For example, in the article Defining Success we explored the idea that a person’s definition of success is highly influenced by their values, their background and their education. In Dads Redefine Success we challenge what society traditionally defines or perceives as success from the perspective of modern-day fathers.
Coming to grips with the definition of success is definitely a worthwhile discussion. But perhaps a more intriguing question might be: What is the definition of failure?
We have talked about many success factors such as persistence, experimentation, and learning from your mistakes. Many of these success factors presume that in order for you to succeed you must be willing to fail, so that you can grow. In the article Success Insights from a World Champion: Josh Waitzkin – Part 2 we explored this subject to a great extend and outlined how “investment in loss” and “recovering from your mistakes” are an essential part of the success equation.
But if failure is the path to success, then what does failure really mean? Perhaps the best definition of failure is not the traditional view that failure means missing your goals, or not accomplishing what you set out to accomplish. Perhaps the best definition of failure is not living to your full potential.
If you agree to this definition of failure, then the next question is: Why Do People Fail? Listen to what the renowned motivational speaker Les Brown has to say about this:
Aim high, live to your full potential, fail often, and you will always be a success!
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Comment by Blossom on 2008-04-09:
I like your statement wich is said that we must be willing to fail if we want to succeed. That’s totally correct! Fearness of fail would bring us away from success.
Comment by Lorna Gardner on 2008-04-14:
The Opus movie had some brilliant comments on failure that I think are definitely worth sharing. I really enojyed a thought from douglas Vermeeren where he expressed looking at challenges as puzzles. I also liked where John Demartini talked about how masters view problems. I think this was a brilliant movie with many many useful insights on overcoming failure and adversity. Here is a link to the website http://www.TheOpusMovie.com You can also see trailers and clips from the movie on Youtube. definitely worth Checking out.
Comment by matt on 2009-05-02:
Douglas Vermeeren, the creator of The Opus and considered to be North America’s foremost expert on Acheivement is coming to Canada and selected US cities with his seminar http://www.MaximumResultsTraining.com If you have never been to an event with him you may want to check it out. He is considered by many to be the Napoleon Hill of our day.
Comment by Brian on 2010-01-04:
I was reading your posts here and I recently saw The Secret again and The Opus and I really liked them both. I thought they were very different in their approach to similar lessons. In the end I think The Opus was more practical but The Secret seemed to be more cutting edge in the music and filming. I highly recommend them both. I was also reading below about people’s comment of the various creators Rhonda Byrne and Douglas Vermeeren. i have never seen Rhonda Byrne live, but I have seen Douglas Vermeeren live. He is an incredible speaker. And just like the Opus he was full of great practical information. I found him to have great and useful insights far more relevant than many other speakers I have heard. He has been compared to Napoleon Hill and rightly so. His materials focus around interviews he has conducted with some of the most success people on the earth in the last decade. You can find more about him at his official website http://www.DouglasVermeeren.com and there are also many good clips on youtube. I have heard many saw that he is the next big upcoming personal development leader and after having seen his materials I would agree.
Comment by Shae on 2010-01-18:
There are a lot of comments about Doug Vermeeren here and I just wanted to share my experience. I attended one of his workshops and was very pleasantly impressed by how applicable the information was. I have since sought to learn more about him and his materials. I have yet to find someone who is as straight forward and clear about the real process of achievement. He is the real deal. Too often I have left seminars and left with nothing but hype. I am looking forward to Guerrilla Achiever from Doug and Jay Conrad Levinson. If it is anything like some of the things I have been learning in the webinars then I know if will be incredible.
Comment by Cameron on 2010-02-11:
i am a big fan of the Guerrilla marketing series by Jay Levinson and I just recently picked up the newest Guerrilla Book, Guerrilla Achiever. I was so impressed. I think it is the best Guerrilla book yet. It has so many unique and practical strategies for goal setting and creating success. I think it is the best book I have ever read on goal setting. I had never heard of the author before, but I see everyone is talking about him here. Douglas Vermeeren. As I said I’d never heard of him but I am now a big fan. I have been googling him all afternoon and this guy is a genius. He is just like Napoleon Hill in that he has conducted a careful study of the world’s top achievers. He presents all kinds of ground-breaking information about how they became a success. It is very different than what I’ve heard before and it is great information. I have read “Think and grow rich” and the “Laws of success” and I certainly think that this is a much better book. It is destined to be a classic in personal development. Innovative! exciting! Entertaining! Highly Practical! and relevant to today! You must read this book!
Comment by Reed on 2010-06-16:
Any news on the new law of attraction film “How Thoughts Become Things.”