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The Empty Boat and Young Monk

Introduction A long time ago, a young Zen monk lived in a little monastery in the forest by a small lake. The monastery was occupied by a few older monks, but the remainder were beginners who still needed to learn. The monks had numerous tasks at the monastery, but one of the most essential was their daily routine, which required them to sit down, close their eyes, and meditate. The monk struggled to focus during his meditation practice for several reasons, which irritated him. After that, I concentrated in quiet for hours at a time. After each meditation, they were to report back to their mentor on their development.  Anger of a Young Monk When the young monk reported his progress, or lack thereof, to his mentor, the senior monk asked him a simple question with a hidden lesson: "Do you know what is making you angry?" The young monk responded, "Well, normally, as soon as I close my eyes and begin to meditate, someone moves around and I lose focus. I am angry when someone

Famous failures of successful people

Are you facing failures in life

Introduction

We all face hardships in our daily lives and if we explore the life of any great personality then we will see that they have also faced great challenges. Great personalities used to see challenges as just stepping stones for success but mediocre people always try to skip challenges. Mediocre people also have a fear of failure. Today we will know more about famous failures of successful people and observe how they achieved success.

Famous BasketBall player and legendary cartoonist

This person was knocked out of the High School Basketball team and that same night he locked his room and wept for the whole night. This person became Michael Jordan and if he has focused on his failure then he might have spent his life in solitude. This person never liked school and his father used to hate his art skills. He applied for the army but got rejected. He also opened his own studio. But shortly he faced huge losses in business and became bankrupt. People rejected him after saying that he does not have any natural talent. After facing so many difficulties, one church minister hired him to make drawings. He saw a mouse at the back of the church and he got the idea of a cartoon character. This person was Walt Disney and the cartoon character was Mickey Mouse. Disney won a record number of 22 Academy Awards in his lifetime. 

The fallacy of Overnight Success

We all used to talk about overnight success and say that he/she became an overnight success but we are just in illusion. No one can just become an overnight success and it requires several years of hardships to become an overnight success. Its rightly said that "It took several years practice to become an overnight success". There are no shortcuts for success and we must face multiple difficulties to become a legendary personality. Failures are also called security guards of success.
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Queen of all media and American President

This girl was born in a very poor family. Her mother was so poor that this girl used to wear dresses made up of potato sacks. When she disclosed her dream of becoming an actress to others then people said that her face is not made for Television. They also said that she cannot get success on Television. You will be amazed that this girl is "Oprah Winfrey" and we used to call her "Queen of all media" nowadays. Let's talk about one more legend. This man lost his job in 1832, in 1833 he failed miserably in his business. His Fiance died in 1835 and he faced a severe nervous breakdown in 1836. He lost for the speaker position in 1838 and also lost in the Vice President elections in 1856. But he never accepted his defeat and became Sixteenth President of America in 1860. His name is Abraham Lincoln.
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Conclusion

We cannot achieve anything in our comfort zone and we must always challenge the status quo. Let's keep failing every day and one day we will see that success will be standing at our doorstep.
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