#braxlasner

            Millions of books, articles, newspapers, blogs, magazines and journals had been published all around the world pointing to this one single buzz: SUCCESS. It’s one of the most talked about topics on forums and conferences and it has never lost its place on discussions over the radio, television and the internet. Indeed, countless people are screaming about success. Few people dare to talk about FAILURE.

           You want to succeed. That is normal and, somehow, involuntary. It’s like it has been programmed on your brain since day one. Nobody wants to fail or like the feeling of failure. You can’t deny that. Even if you try to hide it with a fake face and act as if nothing happened after something broke down, truth be told, you hate failing. So here’s a fact of life I want you to understand right now: YOU ARE GOING TO FAIL.

           As early as today, you need to accept the fact that along the journey you are really going to mess up.  I have known no human who had lived a perfect life and gone in this world without one single failure. Yes, we are taught to think in a positive way and look at the brighter side. But it would be stupidity if we thought that only applies in times when everything is going just fine. Please! Not everything is going to be fine. Deal with it.

           Don’t get me wrong but all I want to say is that true successful people are not the ones who achieve great things without failing. The real one who will succeed in the long run is a man who goes through failure, understands failure, deals strongly with failure and learns from them—he who never quits and always bounce back.

           I remember one night when I was watching UFC and Brax Lasner got defeated on a match. It was a hard blow for him. During an interview after the match, the reporter asked, “So you’re going to get back from tonight and come back better as ever?” And his answer caught me when he said, “That’s what champions do, right?”

           So, let’s do the math. Reality check will always minimize the grief. I’m being true when I say you are going to make mistakes. You’ll have shortcomings. You will get defeated. You will fall at times and many things will fall together with you. You are going to have a hard time. But, you should not let it stop there. Champions get back and come back better as ever. And people who can get through these strongly will reach far in the future.