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If at First You Don't Succeed - Try, Try Again

If At First You Don't Succeed–Try, Try Again

by Sam Phillips

Many important lessons are learned from failures. After reading this article, the trips you take back to the DRAWING board will seem shorter and easier, maybe even like a trip to the beach.

We can't always be winners the first time around. It takes a while to learn, to experiment and to fine–tune. We often get frustrated; we may even entertain giving up because of the idea of failing. But, as the saying goes, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." And the tough SOMETIMES go back to the drawing board several times before getting it right, before they reach their GOALS and can celebrate their successes.

Jawwad Ahmed Farid, FSA, is ONE of the tough ones. He says that going back to the drawing board is what true SUCCESS is all about, and that failure, with the comparative isolation it can bring, is a great time to re–examine your life and to decide if this is what you want out of it.

"A total system reboot is also a good opportunity to take an inventory of your resolve, your commitment and your drive to succeed," says Farid. "Failure is a more discerning and forgiving teacher than success. Ounce for ounce, you come out leaner, meaner and wiser.

A successful entrepreneur, Farid sincerely believes that failing or falling short sometimes is essential to personal growth and attaining success.

"At heart I am a builder and making companies is what I am wired to do best," he says. "The reasoning and the logic don't matter. What matters is that given enough time, enough attempts (failures if you will), a little cash and a lot of heart, most entrepreneurs finally manage to figure it out. The ones who make it are the ones who keep trying until they do."