From Setback to Comeback: Lessons in Failure

One thing is for certain. You will experience setbacks, failure, and disappointment.   

Your business will experience different seasons, peaks, and valleys.  The way you think about these situations and circumstances can often be the difference between failing forward or failing backwards. 

After 20 years as an entrepreneur, here are a few things that have helped me to survive and thrive as an entrepreneur. 

Being knocked down in life is a given.  Getting back up is a choice.  I have had setbacks.  Things have not always gone as planned.  I always try and drill down to the root of what went wrong.  There were some things that I had the power to change.  And the things that were out of my control, I let it go.  I live by the motto of –what is meant for me is for me.

All my failures are laying the foundation for the life of my dreams.  Failing is a sign that you are trying.  Some of our greatest leaders, innovators and inventors have failed thousands of time.  So I don’t mind being in the failing circle, because I know that my failures are propelling me into the winners circle.

You can Learn Something from Everyone.  I always ask myself why at this time and place this person has crossed my path.  Some of the most difficult people in my life have been my greatest teachers.  At the time, they were a major pain in my backside. But when I took a minute to stop complaining, I allowed the truth to be uncovered about the purpose they served in my life.

I am worthy.  Say it with me “I am Worthy”.  You were created for a purpose.  It is your assignment on the Earth.  It is grand and just for you. Never settle for less then what you can be.  I am a living witness that when you open yourself up to your purpose and passion the world opens up for you. 

Resilience requires that you rebound and remain optimistic in the face of adversity. If you quit in the face of adversity, you’ll spend the rest of your life wondering, what if. 

Here’s the good news. So far you have survived 100% of the setbacks that have come your way. Keep going, you got this!