Saturday, December 3, 2011

Struggle, Criticism,Failure and Success

These 4 words can't be separated with each other - After a phase of continuous struggle,criticism and failure(although I call this learning phase and not Failure) people generally achieve success. Most of us fear from failure and don't encourage others or their children when they fail.Most of the success full people have failed 'N' number of times before they tasted success. "I am more successful than you because I have failed more than you in my life"- an extract I read in one of the best seller books .


"I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I 've lost almost 300 games, 26 time I have
 been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I 've failed over & over again in my life. And that is how I succeed" - Michael Jordan. I would love to see a person Fail many times and each time learning from his past mistakes rather than getting succeeded in first attempt. What happens by failing after trying many a times a person reaches success sooner or later by eliminating the mistakes done earlier.The learning could be carried throughout his life.

All inventions and discoveries of this world have passed the phase of struggle,criticism,failure and finally achieved success. Any new idea, discovery or invention first of all meets rejection, then it crosses the tolerance limit, after which it might be violently opposed but if the person's decision is firm to keep trying and moving forward then one day that idea is accepted worldwide and becomes a common phenomena. Our history is filled with multiple examples. Before Wright brothers invented the flying machine was there any one who had thought that humans could fly? - Answer is No.There was a time in 90's when TV manufactures were told by people that TV selling has reached saturation and there is no market for TVs in the world as almost every house hold had access to TV and why would people now buy more TVs. But then after LCD came into picture and rest as they say is history. Not to tell how many time Einstein failed before the invention of bulb. Amitabh Bacchan was rejected by All India Radio because of his voice, got bankrupt as ABCL ran into huge debts but KBC bought him back in the entertainment business and now he is the Celebrity of the century. The common thing among these people was they failed and kept failing but they never stopped "TRYING" due to which they got success finally. Sachin Tendulkar failed in exams but now I haven't met an Indian who doesn't knows Sachin. Had Anna got scared from the treatment Raamdev got when he was thrown out of stage and stopped his struggle for Lokpal, we could'nt have got to see the history being made at Ramleela Maidaan with almost the entire India minus Government in support of the Bill.

The stone is not broken with the last stroke, the numerous cracks being made with full efforts before the last one are a result of the stone getting broken. So, if you are struggling, facing criticism and thinking that you might fail by doing something then learn from the examples quoted above, get charged, be hungry to get success make a picture of getting success in your mind then my dear friend one day sooner or later you will definitely achieve your dreams.