As the title of the chapter implies, it is a natural progression of things to experience failure before you can completely achieve success. What is being stressed in this section of the book is the importance of the way that you react to failure. So you know that failure is part of your journey to success. After knowing that, how do you cope and how do you deal with it? Will you even recognize the symptoms of failure if it is right in front of you? How should you react when you encounter the stumbling blocks to success? Finally, how do you keep moving to assure your progress and success despite failures?

In This Chapter:

Failure: Cause and Effect

Now that you know how to prepare for setbacks, you will learn the cause and effect of failure and how to turn it into something that will have a positive impact in realizing your goals.

What Happened

In the event of a setback, you will surely ask yourself this question: "What happened?" Here, you will know how to pinpoint the cause of the failure and how it can be avoided in the future.

Goal I Did Not Succeed

Which items on your list did you fail at? In the first place, did you setup realistic goals for yourself? If you did not, then you might have just setup yourself for failure even before your journey to success started. These are the things that you will learn about in this section.

Are the Primary Goals Going to Take Me to the Next Level

There comes a time in your journey to success that you will experience road blocks, and this section will teach you how to deal with them through constant goal re-evaluation.

Is My Final Success Assured with My Current Plan

When performing a household chore like doing the laundry, it is always your goal to end up with clean and fresh-smelling clothes. The same principle can be applied in this section of chapter 4, where you will learn how to not lose sight of your main objective by heading directly towards your personal goal, no matter how many problems you experience along the way.

On the Road Again

"Elusive" is one word that you can use to describe success. However, once you have learned how to get over a particular failure, you need to ge back on track by realizing what your strong points are and working on your weaknesses.

Keep Moving

The values taught in this section of chapter 4 include: having the ability to recognize and figure out the most pressing problems, how to work your way around the challenges that you are facing, and keeping your set of goals realistic.