Daily writing prompt

Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life.

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I am a failure. Yes, I am. I failed often throughout my life. However, just because I failed, doesn’t mean my life is a failure. It takes failure to accomplish your goals, if you don’t give up along the way.

My first failures happened in my childhood. I couldn’t seem to do anything right, including learning to ride a bike. The first time I got on it, I broke my arm. Did I give up? No. I practiced my balance on the bike every day until the cast came off. Then I rode that bike like a pro, or at least like a ten-year-old pro.

I failed at writing. I started writing when I was eight years old. I was never without paper and pencil. However, my stories were awful. Did it stop me? No. Today I have nine books published. Am I successful? I will be. You can find my books listed on the site and for sale on Amazon.

Accomplishment is born from failure. It takes perseverance and patience to take your failure to accomplishment.

What lesson did you learn? Let me know in the comments below. Thanks for reading. The image belongs to me.