adminSome people become frustrated to the point that they develop a negative perception that they are under-achievers and give up on their aspirations and dreams.
What makes a person a champion or an achiever is not how many times he/she falls but how many times they rise up again to meet up the occasion.
Your failures, downfalls and shortcomings are the experiences along with good experiences shape you to be a better champion.
We live our lives according to society’s expectations and when we fail to meet those expectations some people tend to isolate themselves losing focus and cease to live a purpose-driven life.
Failure or disappointment may be a painful experience you face humiliation, agony and misery but it is through this excruciating encounter you eventually meet up with success.
If those bad experiences or shattered dreams are taken negativity you are bound to be miserable, downcast and discouraged rather than inspired or driven to engage in potentially succeeding opportunities.
Midlands State University student Mondli Manyethela said sometimes people become disoriented from their goals, dreams and aspirations when they lose a role model who was the source of their strength.
“My own role model and hero was my father and his untimely death not only shattered my dreams only, but that of my mom and sisters. I realised that my dreams should be in the fore- front and that the loss of a loved one should not sideline me from fulfilling my destiny.
So I had to step up and fill the void he left to my mom and sisters and if my father were to look down from heaven I know he would be proud of his son,” he said.
Athlete Clifford “Dash” Charuaka (18) from Prince Edward says you have to embrace your failures in a positive way and make sacrifices to perfect were you are going wrong.
“I once stumbled in a race and I did not even make it to the finish line.
“Although I was devastated I had stay focused and go back to the drawing board to improve my performance,” he said.
Species College student Sharon Simbajavi expressed the view that if you do not succeed in particular sport of goal you are definitely not a failure.
The thing you are failing might not be your true calling, talent or where your breakthrough lies. “I used to run athletics and my performance was not that impressive, but I had to look for other options and chase for other directions.
“So I pursued soccer instead and it opened a lot of doors for me and changed the way I see things.
“Soccer taught me teamwork and discipline which I have applied in my studies and other goals I am pursuing,” she said.
In life things do always go according to plan or as anticipated, and the outcome may turn out to be the directly the opposite you expected.
What ultimately makes you a winner is not how many times you fall but how many times you choose to get up walking tall.
Online Reporter