5 Reasons Determination = Success

1. Failures prepare you for the positives and negatives in life. The world doesn’t give us many finish lines. Those who stay in the race until the very end, are always winners. Thomas Edison, for example, created 10,000 failed prototypes of his electric bulb before succeeding.
2. Winning is easy to integrate. Emotions that come along with a win are positive. When someone wins they are proud and enjoy sharing the experience. Not winning is harder. The emotions that come with not meeting your own personal expectations are usually negative. Not achieving the result you wanted the first time, doesn't mean your journey is over. Look at Steven Spielberg, who was rejected from his dream school, the University of Southern California, THREE times!
3. The experience teaches you how to handle the issue in the future. Sometimes an undesired result occurs because of a misstep you made. The more you learn, the better equipped you are for your next challenge. If you get everything you want the first time, you will actually lack crucial knowledge that can be gained in the absence of initial success. Winston Churchill failed sixth grade, was defeated in every public office he ran for, yet STILL became Britain's Prime Minister.
4. It's not over until YOU say it is. When you give your very best and you still don't get the award, the experience can be frustrating. When you understand that you've given your absolute best (you've put in as much practice as possible, you've gotten an adequate amount of rest, you have been eating properly), you can rest assured that it is not over. Keep trying and trying and trying. Fred Astaire, at his first screen test, the auditor wrote, “Can't act, can't sing, slightly bald, can dance a little.”

You discover your best self after experiencing rejection or failure. Character is key to success in life. When you don’t get what you want and worked hard to achieve, you discover your real self. Walt Disney was fired from a newspaper because he “lacked imagination and had no good ideas.”