{"id":205,"date":"2010-11-17T11:55:10","date_gmt":"2010-11-17T17:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenjitay.com\/blog\/?p=205"},"modified":"2018-02-22T05:22:11","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T11:22:11","slug":"embrace-failure-and-youll-embrace-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenjitay.com\/blog\/embrace-failure-and-youll-embrace-life","title":{"rendered":"Embrace Failure and You&#8217;ll Embrace Life !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So how do you embrace life ?<\/p>\n<p>There will be ups and downs in life but the most important thing about about living it.. is to <strong>GET UP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is how we all grow as a person&#8230; like a baby who falls but continues to get up and walk&#8230; eventually&#8230; he\/she will be able to achieve that feat.<\/p>\n<p>So a lot of times&#8230; when I look at the people around me.. it makes me kind of wonder&#8230; what happens to that &#8220;never say die&#8221; attitude that we possess when we were young ?<\/p>\n<p>Is it because of the way we were taught to never embrace failure as we grew up as a kid ? That failure should never be in our library&#8230; which eventually cultivate into us&#8230; a sense of fear to fail what we do&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>As a student&#8230; tests&#8230; exams&#8230; those were a start&#8230; followed by courtship&#8230; and&#8230; well&#8230; starting a business (maybe)..<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230; as humans&#8230; we naturally shun failure as we get older&#8230; which ultimately doomed <strong>our growth<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kenjitay.com\/blog\/http:\/\/www.kenjitay.com\/blog\/public_html\/kenjitay\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/embrace_life.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-206\" title=\"embrace_life\" src=\"http:\/\/kenjitay.com\/blog\/http:\/\/www.kenjitay.com\/blog\/public_html\/kenjitay\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/embrace_life-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kenjitay.com\/blog\/http:\/\/www.kenjitay.com\/blog\/public_html\/kenjitay\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/embrace_life-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kenjitay.com\/blog\/http:\/\/www.kenjitay.com\/blog\/public_html\/kenjitay\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/embrace_life.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>Although it seems like the many circumstances that results in our decision to avoid failure&#8230; one such as financial, family and even commitments&#8230; but do note that all these are just reasons that one cooks up to avoid or rather&#8230; convince himself from taking the plunge.<\/p>\n<p>Simply to say&#8230; if you are comfortable doing what you are doing&#8230; then&#8230; what purpose is there or rather.. what else are there to look for in life ?<\/p>\n<p>No.. I am not asking you to start a business like I did.. or join any multi level marketing just to get rich and all.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a dream to start a business f your own.. by all means&#8230; <strong>DO IT<\/strong> !<\/p>\n<p>Sure&#8230; you will have failures&#8230; and many along the way.. but at least.. you know.. you are fighting for what you belief in&#8230; you are fighting for what your life is all about&#8230; your dream !<\/p>\n<p>Even if you never intend to start a business&#8230; even your everyday lives command you to take the plunge of failure in order to become better&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p>1) Taking up projects and leadership roles &#8211; Well&#8230; whose name do you think will come out on the next promotion board ?<\/p>\n<p>2) Calling and asking the girl you secretly admire &#8211; What have you got to lose ? You may be even more confident the next time round asking for numbers&#8230; or rather.. at least now she has taken notice of you&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Many a times&#8230; we embrace failure on things that we really want or desire&#8230; like learning how to drive or swim or even riding a bicycle. We crash, stall our engines&#8230; can&#8217;t float.. but as we get used to the techniques and our mistake&#8230; it becomes a natural.<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230; chances are&#8230; you&#8217;re likely to do well once you are willing to take the plunge. Even if you fail&#8230; you&#8217;ll grow from your mistake and will come back so much stronger&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The moment you start doing something comfortable&#8230; you know you have reach your pleateu&#8230; and its time to take it to the next level&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So how do you embrace life ? There will be ups and downs in life but the most important thing about about living it.. is to GET UP. 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