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We all failWe all fail
Four Facts about FailureFour Facts about Failure
“We are all failures—at least the best of us are.”
~ J.M. Barrie
“We are all failures—at least the best of us are.”
~ J.M. Barrie
The more we attempt the greater
the chance of failure
The more we attempt the greater
the chance of failure
Four Facts about FailureFour Facts about Failure
“The world is divided into two categories: failures and unknowns.”
~ Francis Picabia
“The world is divided into two categories: failures and unknowns.”
~ Francis Picabia
“The way to succeed is to double your failure rate.”
~ Thomas J. Watson
“The way to succeed is to double your failure rate.”
~ Thomas J. Watson
“The secret of life is not avoiding all failure, but in learning how to get up once you have made a mistake.”
~ Jim Buchan
“The secret of life is not avoiding all failure, but in learning how to get up once you have made a mistake.”
~ Jim Buchan
Failure has a way of consuming us
Failure has a way of consuming us
Four Facts about FailureFour Facts about Failure
“Failures take on a life of their own because the brain remembers incomplete tasks or failures longer than any success or completed activity… When a project or a thought is completed, the brain places it in a
“Failures take on a life of their own because the brain remembers incomplete tasks or failures longer than any success or completed activity… When a project or a thought is completed, the brain places it in a
special memory. The brain no longer gives the project priority… But failures have no closure. The brain continues to spin the memory, trying to come up with ways to fix the mess.”
~ Perry Buffington
special memory. The brain no longer gives the project priority… But failures have no closure. The brain continues to spin the memory, trying to come up with ways to fix the mess.”
~ Perry Buffington
Failure does not have to be finalFailure does not have to be final
Four Facts about FailureFour Facts about Failure
Admit You Have a Problem
Admit You Have a Problem
From Tragedy to TriumphFrom Tragedy to Triumph
“Houston, we have a problem.”
~ Jim Lovell
“Houston, we have a problem.”
~ Jim Lovell
2 Kings 6:2 (NLT)2 Kings 6:2 (NLT)
Let’s go down to the Jordan River, where there are plenty of logs. There we can build a new place for us to meet.”
Let’s go down to the Jordan River, where there are plenty of logs. There we can build a new place for us to meet.”
2 Kings 6:4 (NLT)2 Kings 6:4 (NLT)
“Ah, my lord. It was a borrowed ax!”“Ah, my lord. It was a borrowed ax!”
Proverbs 28:13 (NLT)Proverbs 28:13 (NLT)
People who cover over their sins will not prosper. But if they confess and forsake them, they will receive mercy.
People who cover over their sins will not prosper. But if they confess and forsake them, they will receive mercy.
People fail in direct proportion to their
willingness to accept excuses for their
failure.
People fail in direct proportion to their
willingness to accept excuses for their
failure.
“He who is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else.”
~ Benjamin Franklin
“He who is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else.”
~ Benjamin Franklin
Identify the Source of the Problem
Identify the Source of the Problem
From Tragedy to TriumphFrom Tragedy to Triumph
“If you ruthlessly deal with your sins, the roots of many failures will vanish. The blessing of God will be released, which brings the only true and lasting success.”
~ Jim Buchan
“If you ruthlessly deal with your sins, the roots of many failures will vanish. The blessing of God will be released, which brings the only true and lasting success.”
~ Jim Buchan
Keep Failure in PerspectiveKeep Failure in Perspective
From Tragedy to TriumphFrom Tragedy to Triumph
PERSPECTIVES ON FAILUREPERSPECTIVES ON FAILURE
STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE, NOT PERFECTIONSTRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE, NOT PERFECTION
RECOGNIZE YOUR LIMITATIONSRECOGNIZE YOUR LIMITATIONS
LEARN WHAT YOU CAN & MOVE ONLEARN WHAT YOU CAN & MOVE ON
“Don’t call it a failure. Call it an education!”
~ Thomas Edison
“Don’t call it a failure. Call it an education!”
~ Thomas Edison
“It doesn’t matter how much milk you spill as long as you don’t lose your cow.”
~ Texas Saying
“It doesn’t matter how much milk you spill as long as you don’t lose your cow.”
~ Texas Saying
Philippians 3:13-14 (NLT)Philippians 3:13-14 (NLT)
…I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.
…I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.
PERSPECTIVES ON FAILUREPERSPECTIVES ON FAILURE
STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE, NOT PERFECTIONSTRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE, NOT PERFECTION
RECOGNIZE YOUR LIMITATIONSRECOGNIZE YOUR LIMITATIONS
LEARN WHAT YOU CAN & MOVE ONLEARN WHAT YOU CAN & MOVE ON
REALIZE IT’S OKAY TO FAILREALIZE IT’S OKAY TO FAIL
“When we give ourselves permission to fail, we at the same time give ourselves permission to excel.”
~ Eloise Ristad
“When we give ourselves permission to fail, we at the same time give ourselves permission to excel.”
~ Eloise Ristad
“Fall seven times. Stand up eight.”
~ Japanese Proverb
“Fall seven times. Stand up eight.”
~ Japanese Proverb
Apply the Cross of Christ to the Problem
Apply the Cross of Christ to the Problem
From Tragedy to TriumphFrom Tragedy to Triumph
Reach Out and Accept God’s Miracle
Reach Out and Accept God’s Miracle
From Tragedy to TriumphFrom Tragedy to Triumph
John 16:33 (NIV)John 16:33 (NIV)
“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
“In a miracle of grace, even our personal failures can become tools in God’s hands.”
~ Philip Yancey
“In a miracle of grace, even our personal failures can become tools in God’s hands.”
~ Philip Yancey
It’s your response to failure that determines
if it will become a tragedy or a triumph.
It’s your response to failure that determines
if it will become a tragedy or a triumph.
