🚩When You Fall Down, Raise Back Up with A Full Heart

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8d (edited) • Not all who wander are lost🏞️

The video below was inspiring this morning!

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In "The Rhythm of Life" the author numerates 10 principles towards success... I will share these in another post, but I wanted to share some examples of indviduals that are considered great but have had signifcant failures... Individuals that embodied some/all of the principles that he describes.

Abraham Lincoln’s Failures and Setbacks (as descrirbed in book)

1831-Business Failure in New Salem-his general store business failed and he's left in debt
1832 -Lost Election for Illinois General Assembly: first political campain-left defeated
1832 -Military Service Disappointment:Served in Black Hawk War and didn't receive recognition
1833 -Second Business Failure in Salem
1835- Death of Fiancée Ann Rutledge (some debate about their relationship, but this impacted him significantly)
1836- Mental Breakdown / Severe Depression
1843 -Lost Appointment for Commissioner of the General Land Office:applied forr federal position but was rejected
1846-Political Setbacks-his votes in House of Representatives caused friction contributing to limiting future political support
1854 -Lost Congressional Race-
1858-Lost U.S. Senate Race to Stephen Douglas:he gained recognition through debates, but still lost
Ongoing Personal Struggles-Depression and Self-Doubt:Continued emotional hardship, low moods, and self-doubt throughout much of his adult life.

Michael Jordan’s Failures (as described in the book) were also noted:

Cut from High School Varsity Team
Overr 9000 of Missed Shots
Almost 300 Lost Games
26 Missed Game-Winning Shots
Struggled in Early NBA Playoffs
Baseball Experiment / Retirement in 1993--he switched to baseball after his father's murder
Return to NBA & Adjusting Back

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Both of these individuals could have used failure as reasons to stop pursuing and give up...But..They didn't. They persevererd in spite of failures. They had a vision and continued. Instead of letting failure define them, they used setbacks as lessons in growth, discipline, reflection and alignment with purpose.

POLL QUESTION: How do you deal with failure?

QUESTION TO PONDER: What's a recent setback that you had and what did you learn from it?

ACTION: Everyday ask yourself: “Did I act in alignment with my purpose and with my values today, even if I failed?” "What have I learned?" Don't use this as a way to shame yourself, use it as a way to empower yourself for the next step! :)

VIDEO: Kinda loved the video...it was inspiring!! Also made me reflect on how having a plan b acts as a safety net and diminishes our drive to pursue dreams/worthy causes/etc.

Quit or give up; definitely feel defeated

Push through, even if it hurts

Reflect and adjust before trying again

Embrace it as a lesson towards growth

Lash out and blame circumstances/external things

Blame myself

Other

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