Mind * Beauty
Spirit
BY JOANN HERMAN
How many times have
you had an idea or dream
about doing something
and before you can even
process the thought, the
laundry list of reasons
why you can’t accomplish
it pops into your head?
If you’re like me, that list
goes on and on and on.
In reality, the underlying
reason, that is masked
by all those “what ifs,” is
usually fear. Fear that you
will fail.
Dictionary, failure is
defined as the omission
of occurrence or
performance; lack of
success; a falling short.
When I look at this
definition, I can’t help
but wonder, what are
the determining factors
of failure, and by whose
standards is failure
measured? Is failure a
self-imposed sentence
or is there some great
Failure Master in the
universe that passes
judgment? At what
precise moment in time
Fear of failure has
is one determined a
dictated many of my
failure? And if determined
actions for a large part
of my life. It wasn’t
as such, what is the
punishment that we
until recent years that
I decided to face this
receive? Is it so horrific
and life ending that we
demon head on and
show it who’s the boss. should avoid following our
What does it mean to fail? dreams at all costs?
What is this thing that we Not everything in life
fear so much? According goes according to plan,
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don’t, but the key is to
reframe your thoughts
to view setbacks as the
opportunity to readjust
and keep forging ahead.
Sometimes in the journey,
rejection leads to a better
opportunity and instead
of going from point A to
B, you end up at point K.
That doesn’t mean you
failed.
Don’t let anyone
tell you that you can’t
accomplish something
(especially that voice
inside your head). Don’t
let anyone derail your
mission.
Hold on to the following
examples of people
that could have very
easily given up on their
dreams, but instead they
held steadfast and kept
plugging away. Thank
goodness they did!
J.K. Rowling, the author
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Web: michellephillips.com
of Harry Potter, was
penniless, recently
divorced, and raising a
child on her own when
she wrote the first Harry
Potter book. She was
rejected by 12 publishers.
Dr Seuss was rejected by
27 different publishers.
John Grisham’s first
book was rejected 28
times, and Steven King’s
Carrie received dozens of
rejections.
Colonel Sanders,
the founder of KFC,
was 65 years old when
he drove around the
country knocking on
doors offering restaurant
owners his chicken
recipe, sleeping in his
car, wearing his white
suit. It is believed that he
was rejected 1,009 times
before someone said
yes!
. .dare to dream
Walt Disney’s first
animation company went
bankrupt. He was fired by
a news editor because
he lacked imagination.
Legend has it that he was
turned down 302 times
before he got financing
to create Disney World.
Imagine Walt Disney
being told he wasn’t
creative!
The great painter,
Vincent Van Gogh, only
sold one painting in his
lifetime, and it was to
a friend. Despite that
he kept painting and
finished over 800 pieces.
Now everyone wants to
buy them and his most
expensive painting is
valued at $142.7 million.
Steven Spielberg applied
and was denied two
times to the prestigious
University of Southern
California film school.
Instead he went to Cal
State University in Long
Beach.
Everyone has setbacks
along the way. Don’t let
yours be the end of the
road.
“Fall downupseven times,
get eight.
Japanese Proverb
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w/ Michelle Phillips
dream
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BELIEVE IN
YOURSELF
You are able
to acheive great
things if you just
have a little hope
and an ounce of
faith. *
LIVE LIFE
TO THE
FLULLEST
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