Every once in awhile I feel defeated. Things don’t happen the way I want or the way I plan. This is especially defeating when you spend a lot of time, effort, and sweat on a project. Failure is a fact of life. We all face it. But you can make those failures temporary.
True failure only happens when you give up. Other failures can be turned into temporary set backs, or learning experiences. Take your new found knowledge of your project (what did not work), and start planning the next step. The step to success.
Great leaders share a trait. They are unwilling to accept defeat. They find a way to win. They take the resources and the situations given to them, and they find a way to keep going.
“Every action we take, everything we do, is either a victory or defeat in the struggle to become what we want to be.” said Anne Byrhhe. A leader will find the actions to take to move forward.
So when you have those dark days, practice reaching inside and pulling out the courage to continue on to success. Find the resources, find the time, find what you need to adjust and succeed.