you "struggle" with something, ponder what Mr. Gates once said: "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."

What these people all have in common is that they didn't give up after experiencing failures, they persevered until they succeeded. They refused to believe that ACTS of failure defined them as failures.

We can use this in our lives when we realize that we don't learn

In 1995 I was forced to sell the family farm. As if that wasn't bad enough I had to tell my father about the sale while he was terminally ill. For a long time after that I behaved as if I was a failure. Fortunately I came across a book, written by Steve Chandler, called "17 Lies That are Holding You Back and The Truth That Will Set You Free". Despite the rather daunting title the book takes a look at the excuses we commonly use. Examples are: I'm too old, He was born rich, It’s who you know, and the one I was carrying around I'm a failure. Do any of these ring a bell?

After reading the book I came to realize that I'm not a Failure but rather that I experienced an ACT of failure. I was dealt a hand and played it as I saw fit - unfortunately I made some mistakes and had to face the consequences. We all act on imperfect knowledge and roughly half our decisions will be wrong.

The point is that we cannot only make good decisions in our lives and we need to accept the consequences and move on. In business we admire people like Richard Branson who left school at 14 and built one of the world's great fortunes. The truth is that he too made bad decisions and was bankrupted a number of times.

In setting the record for the first mile run in less than 4 minutes Roger Bannister became a household name, but I'm sure we all realize that he didn't do it at the first attempt. He also experienced failure on many occasions.

Bill dropped out of Harvard in 1975. He then made a promise to IBM to deliver a product he didn't even own. Bill made some shrewd moves and now he's the richest man in the history of mankind. Bill's last name is "Gates" and is the founder of Microsoft.

Next time you "struggle" with something, ponder what Mr. Gates once said: "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."

What these people all have in common is that they didn't give up after experiencing failures, they persevered until they succeeded. They refused to believe that ACTS of failure defined them as failures.

We can use this in our lives when we realize that we don't learn f

e. Examples are: I'm too old, He was born rich, It’s who you know, and the one I was carrying around I'm a failure. Do any of these ring a bell?

After reading the book I came to realize that I'm not a Failure but rather that I experienced an ACT of failure. I was dealt a hand and played it as I saw fit - unfortunately I made some mistakes and had to face the consequences. We all act on imperfect knowledge and roughly half our decisions will be wrong.

The point is that we cannot only make good decisions in our lives and we need to accept the consequences and move on. In business we admire people like Richard Branson who left school at 14 and built one of the world's great fortunes. The truth is that he too made bad decisions and was bankrupted a number of times.

In setting the record for the first mile run in less than 4 minutes Roger Bannister became a household name, but I'm sure we all realize that he didn't do it at the first attempt. He also experienced failure on many occasions.

Bill dropped out of Harvard in 1975. He then made a promise to IBM to deliver a product he didn't even own. Bill made some shrewd moves and now he's the richest man in the history of mankind. Bill's last name is "Gates" and is the founder of Microsoft.

Next time you "struggle" with something, ponder what Mr. Gates once said: "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."

What these people all have in common is that they didn't give up after experiencing failures, they persevered until they succeeded. They refused to believe that ACTS of failure defined them as failures.

We can use this in our lives when we realize that we don't learn

f our decisions will be wrong.

The point is that we cannot only make good decisions in our lives and we need to accept the consequences and move on. In business we admire people like Richard Branson who left school at 14 and built one of the world's great fortunes. The truth is that he too made bad decisions and was bankrupted a number of times.

In setting the record for the first mile run in less than 4 minutes Roger Bannister became a household name, but I'm sure we all realize that he didn't do it at the first attempt. He also experienced failure on many occasions.

Bill dropped out of Harvard in 1975. He then made a promise to IBM to deliver a product he didn't even own. Bill made some shrewd moves and now he's the richest man in the history of mankind. Bill's last name is "Gates" and is the founder of Microsoft.

Next time you "struggle" with something, ponder what Mr. Gates once said: "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."

What these people all have in common is that they didn't give up after experiencing failures, they persevered until they succeeded. They refused to believe that ACTS of failure defined them as failures.

We can use this in our lives when we realize that we don't learn

er Bannister became a household name, but I'm sure we all realize that he didn't do it at the first attempt. He also experienced failure on many occasions.

Bill dropped out of Harvard in 1975. He then made a promise to IBM to deliver a product he didn't even own. Bill made some shrewd moves and now he's the richest man in the history of mankind. Bill's last name is "Gates" and is the founder of Microsoft.

Next time you "struggle" with something, ponder what Mr. Gates once said: "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."

What these people all have in common is that they didn't give up after experiencing failures, they persevered until they succeeded. They refused to believe that ACTS of failure defined them as failures.

We can use this in our lives when we realize that we don't learn

you "struggle" with something, ponder what Mr. Gates once said: "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose."

What these people all have in common is that they didn't give up after experiencing failures, they persevered until they succeeded. They refused to believe that ACTS of failure defined them as failures.

We can use this in our lives when we realize that we don't learn from our successes but rather from our failures. Isn't that such a liberating thought? If I am released from the pressure of making the right decision - I can get on with the main challenge - just MAKE THE DAMN DECISION!