Failure May Be an Orphan, But I'll Take That Any Day of the Week

You've probably heard: "Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan." Failure sucks. It is hard. It is painful. But you will learn the most from failure — if you learn well. Then you have to go to work. Serious work. You have to push yourself more than before. You have to sacrifice. You have to overcome your mental limitations and negative self talk. You have to take responsibility. This is why failure is an orphan — most people are not strong enough or willing to go through all of this. What they don't realize is that responsibility goes both ways. You are responsible when you fail, but you are equally responsible when you succeed. I'll take failure every day of the week, because if you have the will and work ethic to learn and overcome it, you can rise to entirely new heights.