Who said failure is opportunity in disguise

It is now plain that the Millennium Dome was mismanaged from the start — it has squandered millions of public money at the expense of deserving causes, it is full of politically correct claptrap and few people can be bothered to go and see it. And yet Dome Minister Lord Falconer embarks on a whistle-stop tour of radio and TV stations with the message that the project is a huge success.

There is nothing unusual in that, as a glance through the pages of history confirms. The scene is the Aegean Sea sometime in antiquity.

A bedraggled figure, naked save for a few feathers sticking to his scorched skin, drags himself from the waves. A reporter approaches, stylus in hand. It was a complete success. Just think, we have advanced wax technology by years. We have taken a giant step towards the first solar-powered candle. No one considers it a positive aspect of life. Regardless of its standard definition, there is another definition of it. Let me tell you it is the blessing in disguise or one can say that it is an opportunity in disguise.

Everyone fails at least once in their lifespan. Achieving something is not easy in life, we might fail down because no magic wand can bring immediate success. To get success in life, to get admiration one should get through all the difficulties and problems. In addition, our journey towards achieving our dream can never be easy, there will be many complications and setbacks. Whenever we pursue a goal that is worth achieving, it will be hard. How do we respond to them will determine our success or failure in life?

Moreover, we all confront failure in our life either it is a business failure, relationship failure or failure of achieving goals. It is not always a bad thing to fail even it can never be a bad thing. In fact, most of the people who fail in life will tell you that failure pushed them on to bigger and better things. You can also structure your new business in such a way to minimize your personal liability.

You can build up your emergency fund. Ralph Waldo Emerson said: All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better.

In business, like in life, there are valuable lessons to be learned in each failure. When you acknowledge that failure is possible, you can learn from your mistakes and empower yourself with more wisdom and confidence to face your next challenge. In fact, it can be a great learning tool and motivator if you choose to look at it as such. Are you letting fear of failure keeping you from pursuing your dreams? Have you experienced failure in your professional life?

How did you overcome it? Every client is an opportunity. Every sermon is an opportunity. Every business transaction is an opportunity -- an opportunity to be polite -- an opportunity to be manly -- an opportunity to be honest -- an opportunity to make friends. Listen to the Shouldn'ts, the Impossibles, the Won'ts.

Listen to the Never Haves, then listen close to me.