a little pick me up

So today, much like any other day, I got up at the crack of noon to check my email. Well after sifting through the forwarded blond jokes and funny motivational posters I read an email that stuck with me. I wanted to share it and add a little to it. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

HOW TO FAIL (SO YOU CAN SUCCEED) Failure is inevitable - it's part of the learning process, heck it's a part of life. I don't know a single person who learned how to ride a bike without crashing along the way. The key is to fail fast, fail often, and get back up. But remember to GET BACK UP!!!

1. FAIL FAST Once you have a basic understanding of what you're trying to master, you need to take off the training wheels. Don't waste time trying to learn every little detail before you get started...That's called stalling. You're going to learn as much from your first crash as you did from reading the manual.

2. FAIL OFTEN In order to accelerate your learning you need to keep trying. As a result, you're going to fail more often. This sounds bad, but trust me it's a good thing.The more you fail the more you try, which means you're that much closer to succeeding. No matter how outrageous your goal sounds keep at it. The following passage is from Og Mandino's book, The Greatest Saleman in the World...If I stumble I will rise and my falls will not concern me for everyone must stumble often to reach their goal. Only a worm is free from stumble. I an NOT a worm. I am not a sheep. Let others build a cave with their clay. I will build a castle with mine...

3. GET BACK UP The only thing you really need to be profitable, in a job or in life, is PERSISTENCE. It's the common thread that all successful affiliates share. Don't be afraid to try again after you've failed.

"Many of life's failures are men who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." - Thomas Edison