SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE FAIL MORE OFTEN
It is a paradox, but it is true. Great success is
frequently preceded by (or interrupted by) great failure. Consider the American
professional baseball Hall of Famer, Hank Aaron. During “Hammerin’
Hank’s” 23-year career, he hit a record-setting 715 home runs, but he struck
out 1,383 times while doing so. The Lesson: Don’t ever be fearful of a near
miss or an apparently abject failure; it may merely be the prelude or portal to
phenomenal victory.
When you are tempted to feel discouraged, remember the LAW OF THE SEED. That
is, the more you SOW of
your TIME, TALENT and treasure, the more opportunity you create
for success. Is there natural evidence for this spiritual
principle? Yes! The average apple tree contains five hundred
apples, with an average of seven seeds per apple. Bottom-line: Many seeds
sown could somehow result in failure. Therefore, multiple seeds are
necessary to guarantee productive and positive results.
Perhaps you have not tried hard enough, long enough, or
been consistent enough. Think and evaluate.
Job seekers may have to work their way through twenty (or
more) interviews before landing the right position. Employers might have
to interview forty (or more) candidates before finding the right employee. Sales
reps might have to identify fifty (or more) prospects before setting five
appointments and closing one deal. You and I might have to wade through
hundreds of acquaintances before finding one special friend.
Understanding the LAW
OF THE SEED minimizes frustration and disappointment. It is
helpful to read the biographies of successful individuals. Whenever such authors
are candid and complete, we invariably discover times of trouble and testing in
which persons-now-at-the-top have experienced unsettling setbacks that shook
their foundations and brought them to their knees. Perhaps, the ‘knee-position’
is the greatest place and posture any human can occupy.
My friend, don’t waste time and energy bemoaning
failure. Simply plant more seeds. While doing so, TRUST GOD. After all, HE is Lord of the harvest.
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