Success And Failure

We have different strengths at different times of life — Some of the most famous works in the Arts and Sciences were produced by the very young — people from their late teens to late twenties. I, myself, had some remarkable triumphs during that stage of life, even if I wasn’t T.H. White or Stephen Hawking. There are two main…

Failure is something that scares most of us and which — way too often — leads us to give up on our dreams. Yet, failure is the stepping stone for our dreams to come true. …

Re-evaluating my life to discover what is missing and why the path keeps changing. — I have come to the conclusion that my biggest problem with achieving any sort of true success is that life keeps getting in the way. When I look back at my career in general, I can think of the various things that tripped me up along the way. …

The good people in my life help me to achieve success. The bad ones help me to keep it. — “You aren’t welcome here,” Lenny Wilson shouted. “This is a great day for my mom, and you aren’t going to spoil it!” The anger in her son’s voice pulled Roxanne Wilson towards him. “No, son, let him in,” she suggested. “Mom, he tried to stop your success. He knew you…

“Why the hell should I continue the fight after I have won the game?” “I have been warning you for years,” Sharon said to Gracie, her best friend of more than thirty years as she entered her office on the fifth floor of the Lincoln Building. Eyeing Sharon as regret…

All of us have a Success Moment. It comes when some of us are at our strongest. For others, it shows up as some of us are about to give up. — “I was listening to your interview with Antony Spear on his talk show, and you said you knew your ‘Success Moment.’ Can you explain that, please?” Melvin Lowe asked famed author Shelese Hillman after purchasing Vol. 2 of her picture book on nature and waiting for her to sign it.

Success must be maintained. Failure must be fought. Both must be fed. They don’t eat from the same pot. “Why are we here?” Former Football player Billy Anglin asked. “Yeah,” Football Hall of Famer Tomas Colden adds. Journalist Joseph Brighton invites, “sit down, gentlemen. …