Today’s regrets are tomorrow’s opportunities. That’s right, today’s failures—if appropriate lessons are taken to heart—lay the foundation for tomorrow’s accomplishments. Thomas Edison once said—and please understand I am very much paraphrasing here—that there are no such things as failures, because a so-called “failure” should be rightfully regarded as the unmasking of one potential solution that was not workable. I think, notwithstanding Edison’s well-documented vulgar, petty personality, that his shot hit close to the target regarding this particular observation. A failure is not some impenetrable wall that can never be breached. Rather, it should alternatively be regarded as a portal opening into tomorrow’s success story, and if not tomorrow’s then next week’s or next month’s or next year’s. Success will come your way if only you learn from past mistakes and don’t quit on the process.
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