"When you are searching for honey , you must expect to be stung by bees!"
Honey is sweeter when it the path to get it is tougher and is ridden with obstacles.
Many careers and jobs need the two qualities in the title to become successful.
Whether you are trying to create a new product/offering to differentiate, whether you are trying to crack open a customer account , whether you are trying to find the right job that satisfies you, whether you are trying to reach any goal worth pursuing....
Most often you would come across surprises, failures, obstacles, rejections, criticisms and so on....
Easiest reaction is to get demotivated, blame yourself, personalise failure, blame it on the world, give up.....
Pretty much every successful actor got rejected for roles early. Many successful executives have been fired from their companies. Most artists have seen failures as often as they see the sunrise.
Examples: Steve jobs ( fired from Apple), Amitabh Bachchan ( rejected by All India Radio), Sports team captains ( crucified for every failure), Film actors who struggle so much for their first break....
How did they react to these?
The famous names we hear today have all dusted up, changed course, altered their ideas, tried something differently and fought another day.
'Positivity and perseverance' - truly valuable traits!
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