Yesterday, I received a message from a student who had not passed his exams at my certification, stating that his partner had made mistakes on his scores, and had coached him incorrectly. I reminded him that he has 3 months to retest and re-submit the exams with no fees, that he had been explained precisely what he needed to work on, and been apprised exactly how to improve those elements not yet competent. He demanded that I pass him regardless because he didnt think he needed to retest, because it was his partners fault, not his own. For six years, I didnt receive my certification. I could have blamed any number of situations for my failure year after year to receive certification: from my learning difficulties, to the repeated 11,000 mile commute, to the political pressures for being the first American. But I kept going. I didnt care what anyone threw at me. I had become 100% determined to become so good that it would be impossible for even the most staunch opposition to fail me. It took me six years, but I did it. Surprisingly, the methods that I innovated to ensure my success became even more valuable than the skills I had been receiving my certification in. Often it seems as if weve become a society that believes everyone is entitled to succeed. Thats a dangerous error. Everyone should have equal opportunity to succeed, but when door after door after door slams in your face, then you have to either kick one open, run your way around, tunnel your way under, or drill your way through. But you dont blame the door for being shut, or even the person who shut it. Failure compels you to find a way, or make one. Failure is a gift. FAILURE breeds innovation; not success. Let me give you a little love, because I dont believe in tough love, as love is tough enough without me. Never blame someone else for your performance. Blame gives away your power; it initializes you. Youre a grown up, so when you face failure, grow better. Buckle down and work more efficiently. We became the Worlds Smartest Workout not by dumbing down our standards so that everyone can breeze through the exams. We have a 60% (initial) pass rate, because you have to get prepared and then apply the tools intelligently. We became the smartest by facing failure, recovering and working smarter the next time; and doing it again and again and again. As I look back upon my life, I realize that every time I thought that I had failed, I was actually being redirected to become even better. When you face the appearance of repeated failure, use it to make yourself so good that no one can deny your success. The process that you undergo will create more than innovation. It will create a formula for you to overcome each obstacle you encounter, to become more prepared than any challenge you face, for you will have transmuted the lead of failure into the gold of growth. Dust yourself off. And saddle up. Very respectfully, Scott Sonnon facebook/scottsonnon
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 02:56:54 +0000
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