Dan   |  Thursday, December 13, 2012
Tags: Faith Leadership

Congratulations... You failed.

Lucille Ball was once told that she was too shy to be an actress and then kicked out of acting school. The Beatles were turned down by The Decca Recording Company and told that guitar music was on its way out. Michael Jordan was cut from his basketball team in high school. And Walt Disney was once fired from a newspaper because he "lacked originality."

I think you know where this is going.

If you've ever tried anything worth doing, you've certainly experienced failure. It happens every day... even to the most successful people in the world. Especially to them. Winston Churchill once said that success is not final and failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.

Be bold. Be persistent. And know that each setback you experience is simply making more room for bigger dreams. Who knows? The "failure" you experience today might just be one of the greatest contributions to your success tomorrow.