Failure

Week 4

“You always pass failure on the way to success.” Mickey Rooney, American actor

Translation for Adults
You are not a failure just because you haven’t yet succeeded to reach your goal. It is unusual to succeed the first time you try. Success has little value if it is that easy. The value of a single success is that you didn’t allow the many failures you experienced to stop you from succeeding.
Don’t think of your failures as impassable roadblocks, but signs that guide you on the road to success. Failures help you adjust your direction, so you remain targeted on your goal. It is probably safe to say that you can’t really reach your goal unless you fail because you wouldn’t
know which way to go.

Translation for Kids
Achieving your goals is a series of steps. It is a path you must follow. You will fail many times as you travel on that path. You can’t stop because of one failure. You must try that new kick in karate class; you must try that new form. You will learn to do it right. You won’t give up. You will learn from failure. You will try again and again. Your hard work will move you toward your goal of Black Belt. You will move past your failures. Learning from failure helps to direct you toward your goal. Failure helps you to concentrate on your goal. Failure is motivation. It will guide you toward your goal.

Up for discussion.
1. What important lesson did you learn when you failed?
2. How can failure help lead you to success?