What comes to mind when you hear
the word failure? You probably are
thinking about the times when you
have thought you were not good
enough and that you should just give up. While failure can involve those thoughts and emotions, failure also has the power to make us stronger or wiser.
A simple definition of failure is: An
act or instance of failing or proving
unsuccessful; lack of success.
When I think of this definition of
failure, I am reminded of Thomas
Edison, the inventor of the light bulb.
While there are many conflicting
stories of how many times Edison
“failed” at inventing the electric light,bulb, most agree it was in the
thousands before he found the right combination of materials. One of Edison’s most famous quotes is,
“ I have not failed. I’ve just found
10,000 ways that won’t work. I am
not discouraged because every
wrong attempt discarded is another
step forward."
