The opposite of success is mediocracy, not failure. I often tell my classes that we don't know our limits until they've been exceeded. I usually say this after someone falls attempting a challenging pose.
I really want to do a hand stand, I'm so close yet each time I attempt to succeed, I fail. Success does not come without failure...sometimes lots of it. Failure couples success, they go hand in hand. Mediocracy rarely if ever couples success, or failure. I suppose that's why mediocracy stays in the not too dangerous zone and doesn't ever seem to change. A hand stand is not a mediocre yoga pose. One day I will lift off onto my extended arms and remain perpendicular to the ground...perhaps next week. The success will be bliss and worth the effort for me. Knowing myself well, I will then work to complete a hand stand push-up or hand stand lotus...more failure ahead for an even bigger success.
Successes in life involve effort, sacrifice and well failure. Many of the results in the ministry of Christ could initially be considered failure but proved to be a stepping stone to success (being murdered or having such a small number of followers in comparison to the multitudes of listeners). So the next time you are feeling like a failure, remember you tried which puts you on the path to success and makes you more than mediocre.
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