I thought about setting some Resolutions for this new year and I really couldn’t come up with and definitive things that I could fit in a sentence or two. One thing that I had come up with I will reveal in another post that is on topic.
I found an article on the top thirty things to avoid doing to yourself in 2012 I read through it and though there is a lot of good material that would help me realize some balance in my life.
Stop focusing on what you don’t want to happen. – Focus on what you do want to happen. Positive thinking is at the forefront of every great success story. If you awake every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, and you pay close attention, you’ll often find that you’re right.
I found this quote from an IBM Chair-person:
“Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that?s where you will find success.” – Thomas J. Watson
I think a good strategy is to follow the footsteps of great individuals such as Thomas Edison. Mr Edison had the philosophy that every failure was a good way to learn how to not do something.
A positive attitude and an attitude of being able to learn from your mistakes will go a great distance is helping you achieve great things. The key is being flexible, accepting the fact that you may fail, but embracing the gift of learning a lesson.
I was watching a video on TED today, Stacey Kramer: The best gift I ever survived She talked about how you can learn from everything that happens to you. You have to choose your perspective, you may not be responsible for what life throws at you however, you are responsible for how you react to your situation.
