Lesson 8 – Will You Let Failure Prevent Success?
Simplicity is really the name of the game here, huh?
I hope your getting a good sense of how simple these rules are. And how useful as well.
In Lesson 8, Simpleology tells us the third step of the Scientific Formula For Success. Remember, the three steps are:
1) See your target
2) Keep it in your sights
3) Hit it (until you hit it)
As I was watching, I couldn’t help but think that this step sounds weird. Hit it (until you hit it). What does that mean?
Does Mark Joyner mean to say that we should keep attacking our target until we hit it? That sounds like the obvious answer, and while it might be right, maybe he meant something more as well. I mean, if he wanted to tell us to keep attacking our goal, he could have said that, he’s done a good job so far of being pretty straightforward and well, simple. I’d like to think that he chose to be a little cryptic for a good reason.
In the first four Lessons, Simpleology taught us the simplicity of managing your time. We learnt how to avoid distractions and how to keep our eyes on the prize. We learnt how important it is to focus our attention and energy on what we want and how we should go after it without succumbing to distractions.
In Lesson 8, Simpleology sums up what we’ve learnt, but includes a new and very important lesson. This new lesson, which is well hidden, is that there will always be the potential for failure. But we shouldn’t let that stop us. Don’t think that just because you didn’t hit your target the first time that it means that you weren’t focused or that the Simpleology methods don’t work. Failure is just as big a part of life as success is.
Lesson 8 is teaching us that you should always See your target, Keep it in your sights, and Hit it. And if you don’t Hit it, keep trying until you do.
But more importantly, if you don’t hit it the first time, don’t give up. Perseverance pays off. Don’t think that just because you don’t hit your goal that means you have failed or that you have done something wrong. Sometimes a little more effort is necessary to achieve your goal.
Try and try and if that doesn’t work, try again. Make sure you are doing everything right and never stop trying to achieve your goal. Eventually you will be successful.