Choosing not to be brave enough to tackle the challenges in your life that may end up hurting you, and will definitely end up hurting you in the long run when we refuse to even attempt to take those risks. Sometimes the best way to learn is from our own past experiences, and if we have no eye opening experiences that we committed in the past, chances are we are going to encounter future instances and challenges in our lives that we will have to learn from one day.
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Whether we choose to believe it or not some people in and around our lives don't want to see us succeed, and only want to see us fall. Usually people who wish ill will upon you like this are those who are envious of who you are, what you have, or what you are capable of doing. We may be proud but truthfully, we will all make mistakes, we will all fail, and yes we will all fall.
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Many of us don't realize that innovation requires a lot of mistrials, errors, and failure. Without failure a lot of the tools we use in our everyday lives would not be in existence today. Thomas Edison an inventor who brought us some of today's biggest inventions including the light bulb, failed a few times. One of Edison's biggest failures was with his use of concrete. Trying to make concrete popular, Edison did things like used it to make pianos and other objects that we would never use concrete for today, and then later gave up on using concrete on everyday items. Edison still produced many successful inventions after this failure.
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Success can be viewed by most as the goals that a person accomplishes that usually results in the bestowing of a monetary gain, high respect, or personal fulfillment. A lot of times though success isn't just an accomplishment for the person who committed themselves to fulfilling the goals, it is often times an inspiration and a source of hope for those who see a person reach their goals. Jackie Robinson's success as one of the first successful African-American baseball players inspired African-American athletes of all types, including basketball and football as well, to diligently work to be successful athletes in the biggest professional athletic associations as well.
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