Opportunities - The Difference Between Success and Failure

The difference between success and failure is simply how you interpret the result.

The chemist who invented the Post-It Notes that most people cannot live without is a prime example of this.

At the time, the chemist was working on a solvent that was so strong that once used, it would last forever and could not be pried apart.

However, once the chemist had attempted to invent this solvent, all of his results produced a weak glue that was literally the opposite of what he was aiming for.

Most people, at this point, would give up on their ambition. However, the chemist asked an intelligent question and found an interesting use for his new solvent, the glue used in Post-It notes.

Success and failure are often very hard to seperate.

The only difference is individual perspective and an intelligent question such as what is good about this?

We have very little control over what happens to us, but we have full control over how we interpret everything that happens to us. History is filled with examples of people who wanted one result but got another and, through this, found something of great importance. Whenever you are faced with a circumstance or result that is not what you expected, try asking yourself the following questions, what is good about this? How can this be of use? What can I learn from this to help me in the future?