{"id":823,"date":"2013-12-02T10:27:35","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T18:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mikeservis.com\/blog\/?p=823"},"modified":"2013-12-02T10:27:35","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T18:27:35","slug":"the-big-picture-there-is-no-such-thing-as-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/02\/the-big-picture-there-is-no-such-thing-as-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"The big picture &#8211; there is no such thing as failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/failure.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"824\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/02\/the-big-picture-there-is-no-such-thing-as-failure\/failure\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/failure.png?fit=500%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,309\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"failure\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/failure.png?fit=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/failure.png?fit=500%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-824\" alt=\"failure\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/failure.png?resize=500%2C309\" width=\"500\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/failure.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/failure.png?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Build great strength<br \/>\n+++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t run from failure or hide from failure or avoid the<br \/>\npossibility of failure. Use failure to improve.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not willing to fail, you won&#8217;t be able to grow. To<br \/>\nbecome stronger and more capable, you must push yourself<br \/>\nbeyond what you already know you can do.<\/p>\n<p>It is only by lifting more weight than you&#8217;ve lifted before<br \/>\nthat you strengthen your muscles. It is by experiencing<br \/>\nfailure that you discover new ways to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>Failure and disappointment can serve as powerful steps along<br \/>\nthe path to magnificent achievement. In dealing with the<br \/>\ndifficult times, you build great strength with which to<br \/>\ncreate good, meaningful, satisfying and fulfilling value in<br \/>\nyour world.<\/p>\n<p>Success means nothing if it is not earned. Failure is an<br \/>\nimportant part of earning success.<\/p>\n<p>The road to achievement will constantly test you. Be willing<br \/>\nto take those tests, and to work through those tests, and<br \/>\nachievement is yours.<\/p>\n<p>Ralph Marston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Build great strength +++++++++++++++++++ Don&#8217;t run from failure or hide from failure or avoid the possibility of failure. Use failure to improve. If you&#8217;re not willing to fail, you won&#8217;t be able to grow. 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