Want To Know The Real Story Behind Success?

by Allison Maslan

When looking at the most successful people and organizations, we often imagine geniuses with a smooth journey straight to the promised land. Yet when you examine nearly every success story, they are often filled with crushing defeats, near-death experiences, and countless setbacks. But don’t let that get you down!

Before Success
Often times, we celebrate companies and individuals once they’ve achieved undeniable success, but shun their disruptive thinking before reaching such a pinnacle. Before Oprah was Oprah, before Jobs was Jobs, they were labeled as misguided dreamers rather than future captains of industry.

In your life, you’ve probably had a setback or two. When you stumble, it’s tempting the throw in the towel and accept defeat. The most successful people forge ahead regardless of the falls and disappointments. Their mistakes often make them more determined and more passioned for the win.

WD-40 lubricant got its name because the first 39 experiments failed. WD-40 literally stands for “Water Displacement–40th Attempt.” If they gave up early like so many people do, we’d sure have a lot more squeaky hinges in the world.

Today Disney rakes in billions from merchandise, movies and theme parks around the world, but Walt Disney himself had a rough start. He was fired by a newspaper editor because, “he lacked imagination and had no good ideas.” After that, Disney started a number of businesses that didn’t last long and ended with bankruptcy and failure. He refused to give up until he nailed his recipe for success.

Don’t cave to your mistakes, embrace them. In fact, mistakes are our windows to discovery. There’s an old saying that “every bull’s-eye is the result of a hundred misses.” So the next time you feel the sting of failure, just realize you’re likely one shot closer to hitting your target.

You have a mission. You have a dream.
You were born with gifts like no other. Your mission in life is to be “You”, to the fullest. You will inevitably endure some falls along your journey, but you must realize that persistence, heart and determination are the most crucial ingredients towards success.

Allison Maslan is a serial entrepreneur of 10 of her own companies. She is a No. 1 Bestselling Author and pres. of Blast Off! Business & Life Mentoring where she mentors big thinking entrepreneurs to grow high-revenue businesses and healthy and passionate lives. Check out Allison’s Live Online Television Show, Allie & You, The Business Success and Lifestyle Show every Wednesday at 4:15pm PST/7:15pm EST. Also, get your free CD, the Secrets of Millionaire Entrepreneurs at http://www.myblastoff.com/freecd/