I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying."
~ Tom Hopkins
Take another swing at it
I picked out this quote to post about Monday morning, but when the time came to write it, I kept putting it off. The problem was, I didn't even want to think about the concept of failure today. It's like admitting the word into my thoughts or onto a blog post could bring it about.
Of course, this goes totally against the whole point of the quote, which is that "failure" is just a step on the way to success. You've got to keep trying, even when things aren't going your way. And that's something I can absolutely believe in, on good days or bad! The "secret" to success is to just keep trying. No matter what -- just keep going.
So I guess that's my way around the "failure" issue. You haven't really failed until you stop trying. Until that point, it's just deferred success. 
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We just wrapped up a women's trip to Santa Fe & Taos, which was as beautiful as ever. I'll write something about it soon!
5 responses so far ↓
1 Alison // Sep 23, 2008 at 11:47 am
"deferred success"....I like it! Reality is all about perspective, after all!
2 Deanna Keahey // Sep 23, 2008 at 10:45 pm
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
3 On Da Road // Sep 24, 2008 at 8:20 am
Good reminder and the key to most successful people .. no matter how many times they get knocked down they just kept getting back up. Thanks for the post.
4 Deanna Keahey // Sep 26, 2008 at 10:40 am
You're so right! Just keep getting back up -- you're not down & out until you stay down. That means there's always hope - you just have to keep up your optimism, and be persistant! (-:
5 duns number // Dec 30, 2009 at 2:46 am
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