TURNING SETBACKS INTO STEPPING STONES How to get

TURNING SETBACKS INTO STEPPING STONES “How to get up and go again” 1. 2. Rise above self pity “Failure is an attitude as well as an outcome” q 6 phases of failure: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. SHOCK FEAR ANGER BLAME SHAME DISPAIR

TURNING SETBACKS INTO STEPPING STONES “How to get up and go again” 2. Think positive “Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm”… Winston Churchill Failure Cycle Failure Lower Expectations Negative Results Feel out of control Victim Success Cycle Success Higher Expectations Positive Results Feel in control Victor “Positive thinkers see failure as a Stepping Stone where negative thinkers see failure as a Tombstone. ”

TURNING SETBACKS INTO STEPPING STONES “How to get up and go again” 3. Learn from your experiences “Failure is not failure unless you don’t learn from it” q Why do so many fail to learn from failure: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. EMBRASSMENT FEARFUL ANGER & BITTERNESS BLAME OTHERS UNTEACHABLE SPIRIT

TURNING SETBACKS INTO STEPPING STONES “How to get up and go again” 4. Seek alternatives and work the numbers “Test fast, fail fast, and adjust fast”… Tom Peters “Don’t get bitter, get better. ” “You either going to get NO’s or give NO’s. ” “Measure success by the overall results, not by the failure. ” 5. Develop a sense of humor “Don’t take yourself too seriously… no one else does. ” “We get into problems with failure when we equate the failure with ourselves. ”

TURNING SETBACKS INTO STEPPING STONES “How to get up and go again” 6. Be realistic (…by expecting to fail) q It’s OK to be less than perfect q You do NOT have to reach every goal q And you DON”T have to be perfect to be SIGNIFICANT in the lives of others 7. Establish new goals “Failure is an opportunity to begin again, more intelligently”… Henry Ford

TURNING SETBACKS INTO STEPPING STONES “How to get up and go again” 8. Develop a Burning Desire “Always bare in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing”… Abraham Lincoln “A burning desire is not Delivered to you, but Developed by you. ” q How to develop a burning desire: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Put your most vital possessions into it Associate with people who possess that burning desire Visualize yourself enjoying the rewards of your goals… FOCUS on the FRUIT Become dissatisfy with where you are right now Find a goal that “PULLS” you Eliminate “SECURITY”

TURNING SETBACKS INTO STEPPING STONES “How to get up and go again” 9. Broaden your base of support q Support Team (Upline) q Success Team (Downline) q Management Team (Corporate & Crossline) 10. Separate self-worth from performance “It’s no exaggeration to say that a strong positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success in life. ”