{"id":10605,"date":"2022-04-06T11:52:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T16:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therealdaily.com\/?p=10605"},"modified":"2022-04-06T18:51:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T23:51:46","slug":"rethink-how-you-look-at-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/editorials\/rethink-how-you-look-at-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"We challenge you to rethink how you look at failure, big or small"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was pondering how little I got done yesterday because of chronic pain and I started feeling like I was a failure. I should be able to get my work done no matter how much pain I may be experiencing. Then, I read some wise words from Thomas Edison, \u201cI never failed once. It just happened to be a 2,000-step process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even on days when things seem their absolute worst, it doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re a failure; it means you\u2019re having a bad day, experience, problem, or situation. I know I\u2019m not alone in this feeling of \u201cfailure\u201d when things don\u2019t go the way we plan.<\/p>\n

Read also: The 10 skills every successful real estate pro shares<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

Failure the Facilitator\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

So often failure is thought of as a negative thing, when actually, it\u2019s a facilitator; failure teaches us to innovate, to revise, and to try again. Failure is only failure if you quit trying. Did you know Edison\u2019s first invention was rejected? Hardly anyone remembers his failures; he\u2019s known for being a successful inventor and innovator. If this first invention would have been accepted, he likely wouldn\u2019t have created the inventions for which he is famous.<\/p>\n

[clickToTweet tweet=”Everyone has different obstacles to overcome on their \u201c2000-step process\u201d.” quote=”Everyone has different obstacles to overcome on their \u201c2000-step process\u201d.”]<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a manager, you may need to innovate ways to reach more employees; just because the first method doesn\u2019t work like you thought it would, doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re a failure: it means you need to find a different way to get your point across. Take a step back and reassess where the problem is and what you can do to reach people more effectively. Unsure? Ask for feedback and give it another try.<\/p>\n

Own your 2,000 steps<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a real estate professional and entrepreneur, failure will happen often and that\u2019s okay. Keep your dream in sight and find another way to push through the problem, and if you can\u2019t find a way on your own, ask for help.<\/p>\n

Oftentimes, getting another person\u2019s perspective can make all the difference in getting results. You need that \u201c2000-step process\u201d to innovate, prioritize, learn, and make the necessary adjustments to be a success.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the thing though, no matter how successful you are, how great your ideas are, how many times you innovate, you\u2019re still going to fail. And fail again. Even when you\u2019re disappointed and rejected, hold on to your dreams, because success can come slowly and that\u2019s okay; have hope. Have heart. Be persistent. Be patient. Try another way and when that doesn\u2019t work, try another.<\/p>\n

The only thing that defines failure is the absence of trying.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If it takes 2000-steps or 10,000, keep trying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(EDITORIAL) Wise words from Thomas Edison: \u201cI never failed once. It just happened to be a 2,000-step process.\u201d Let’s discuss Edison’s theory of failure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":335817,"featured_media":10608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[254],"tags":[1372,1434,1234,793,1432],"class_list":["post-10605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorials","tag-failure","tag-inspriation","tag-real-estate-news","tag-success","tag-thomas-edison"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/edison.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/335817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10605"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18585,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10605\/revisions\/18585"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}