Failure and Success

I am inspired by the saying that "the definition of success is getting up one more time than you fall down." I was also inspired this morning by a story on the news about failure. It gave the example of J.K. Rowlings, the Harry Potter author, who said that prior to her success, she had failed at a marriage and was living a life just above the homeless limit. She told a crowd of Harvard graduates to define themselves and their careers not by success, but by failure.

I guess a big part of that definition is how you define yourself. If you see yourself as a failure, then you are one. But if you see yourself as working your way back up to success after being down(and I think I am beginning to see myself this way), then you will succeed. I think the lesson is how you see the "failure" – as a plus or a minus. I hope I can continue to look at what has happened to me as a fortunate accident, something that will propel me forward to a much greater success.