I failed?

Napoleon Hill wrote"Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities."

I wonder how many times I failed. There were times when I wouldn't try something because I feared I'd fail.

I worked in a cafe for years. I started out as a busboy, eventually became manager. As a busboy I failed for a period of time to get ahead, to be be recognized. Then one day I was shown how I was failing. Soaking that in I decided to take on the challenge and be the best busboy ever. That's was the first step on my long journey.

I don't think I'm great. I think I'm wise because of my failures.

I sometimes get frustrated over something, and say "forget it I ain't gonna do it." I will walk away, collect my thoughts, get some logical thinking and come back to solve what got to me. My dad, the anti-role model would give up if he failed. That is never an option.

Learn from what is on your plate. Speaking of plates, as a child I hated pumkin pie. Now I love it. The failed attempt at making a decent lemon pie, proved to be an education. Now the pie is better, but it still needs tweaking a bit.

Have you noticed the food theme? I love food, planning, shopping, and cooking.

Live, love, laugh, learn, listen,

Dave