The inspirational , positive, realistic, and booster thread

[Thursday007]

There is a saying that an expert is merely someone who has failed more than anyone else in that field. You may think being an expert has nothing to do with failure however two, what I would consider, experts in their field are renowned for their failures.


When Thomas Edison was interviewed by a young reporter who boldly asked Mr. Edison if he felt like a failure and if he thought he should just give up by now. Perplexed, Edison replied, "Young man, why would I feel like a failure? And why would I ever give up? I now know definitively over 9,000 ways that an electric light bulb will not work. Success is almost in my grasp." And shortly after that, and over 10,000 attempts, Edison invented the light bulb.

Michael Jordan, considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time; his brief bio on NBA.com he is described as ‘single-handedly redefining the NBA superstar’ and yet to get there he openly admits to failing more than most. In a famous ad campaign launched by ‘Nike’, Michael is quoted as saying he has:

• Lost almost 300 games (that’s more games than many NBA players have court time in)
• Missed over 9000 shots at goal (again more shots than an average NBA player even takes)
• 26 times he was given the ball to take the game winning shot and MISSED

Jordan goes on to say the reason he has succeeded boils down to his constantly failure and used failure as motivation to shoot for success. In other words Jordan viewed failures as stepping stones towards success; his shooting average was just below 50% so to score he would have to take two shots, one to fail the other to score.

[kat949]

I LOVE your thread. Thanks for sharing, LionKing!! Hakuna Matata and Mahalo!

When I'm feeling burnt out, I usually like to listen to music I found inspiring as a child.

I like to reflect back on how life can change so quickly so fast, but in the end, I'm reminded, we're still the same people underneath mixed up in the commotion.

Songs, remembering my roots, loving my family and friends, dancing, taking care of myself, exercising (endorphin builder), finding ways to rejuvenate helps a bunch!

I highly believe in getting in touch with our spiritual selves (not in religions sense), but just enjoying something as simple as a green leaf transparent in the sunlight feels like gentle caresses like a breeze across my skin.

It's the simple things in life worth savoring. Gratitude helps put things into perspective.

Sometimes, looking at the clouds and the stars a night reminds me of how mysterious life is, and how in the grand-scheme of things we're just lucky to be here to witness life in it's entirety.