Learning Minutes

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Have you ever tried something and failed?  If I am completely honest and you are honest with yourselves…. I would bet the answer to be YES.  I call failure – Learning Minutes.  

How do you react when you fail at something?  Do you laugh it off? Do you get angry?  Do you get upset?  I believe I have been all three emotions.  There have been times when I have laughed hard when something did not turn out the way it should have.  I have also been upset and angry when I have failed.  Emotions are a funny thing. You can be affected in a number of ways, but it is how you react or control your emotion that is key.  

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I was watching a Joyce Meyer video this morning and she said a quote that stood out to me:

Failure is an opportunity to start again, but with more experience – Joyce Meyer

Life is all about learning.  Whether you are 5 years old or 85 years old.  If you aren’t learning, life is lost.  

For example.  When I started this blog I had huge dreams of earning an income from it, reaching out to thousands of online individuals eager to read my insight and help others.  I am a year into the start of my blogging process.  Old me, may have been quite disappointed in the lower number of ‘followers’ or that I have not made a dime (yet).  But… new me is excited.  I have followers who read my blogs on a weekly basis and often comment on how I have inspired them or helped them.  Some may see this as a failure, but I see it as my First. Attempt. In. Learning.  You see, I am still learning how to blog. How to come up with content.  How to reach out to subscribers and followers. To me, the learning part is the exciting part. 

I have not failed. I just found 10 000 ways that won’t work – Thomas Edison

So, whether you are trying something new – a new career, a new recipe, starting a new relationship, a blog, or having a baby – you will have times where you have a setback or something may not work out exactly as you had planned.  It’s in those times where life happens.  Those are the learning minutes. Cherish those.  You will gain great insight in those minutes.  While in those minutes, be sure to laugh.  You will then have a story to share. 

If you have any moments you wish to share, please click the button below. I’d love to read and learn about your learning minutes. 

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