Fundamental #4: Failure Means that You Are Almost There
We all know as we progress towards the achievement of our MLM goals and dreams that we will fail repeatedly, and then all of a sudden we will achieve our ultimate outcome! You must truly internalize the need to fail in life.
Most people fail more between the ages of 16-25 and then they don’t fail ever again in life, which means they never SUCCEED! At the age 25, the majority of people lose their steam and decide to live a “normal” life instead of designing a lifestyle for themselves and their families. I can tell you with conviction that I have failed numerous times in my life.
My parents used to say..."but John you went to college just go get a JOB!" As entrepreneurs, we all know that we never just go get any job, because whatever we do has our life-print on it, which represents our potential.
Here are a couple of famous people that failed before they finally succeeded:
A relatively unsuccessful marketer of restaurant equipment, he didn't sell his first hamburger until age 52. At a time when many people prepare for retirement, Ray Kroc built McDonald's from a handful of hamburger stands into the world's largest food chain.
Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper for lacking ideas. He also went bankrupt several times before he built Disneyland.
The question that I have for you now is "Do you realize how excited you must be about your failures, because those failures ultimately become your successes?" As many of my MLM Boot Camp attendees have heard me say, "Experience is what you receive when you do not achieve what you desire."
I suggest that you put this material on your desk where you can read it every day to remind yourself about Ray Kroc and Walt Disney and say to yourself, “What is MY story going to be?”
You need to fail in order to ultimately succeed in LIFE. In success language, failure means that you’re almost there. So, don’t give up!