Friday, May 15, 2009

Quotation of the Week

"Failure is an event, not a person. Yesterday ended last night." - Zig Ziglar

We are human.
We make mistakes. We fail sometimes. We mess up.

When we strive for difficult goals - like cleaning up a messy diet, starting an exercise program, or changing any aspect of a lifestyle that is comfortable and safe - we are not gonna be perfect in our pursuit. Far from it!

It's gonna happen. Failure, that is. But why take the extra effort to focus on it?

We often feel so guilty that we punish ourselves and put too much stock into the mistake. What can we do about it now? It's been done!

Acknowledge the mistake, the failure.
Then start the next day with a clean slate.

I'm not saying that you should have amnesia when it comes to your mistakes. Don't just deny 'em and pretend they never happened. However, don't waste your energy focusing on something you cannot change.

When the day ends, forgive yourself. You have more chances to succeed tomorrow.

Have a successful day, everyone!

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