{"id":6075,"date":"2021-11-30T11:17:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T11:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnthornhill.com\/blog\/?p=6075"},"modified":"2021-11-30T11:17:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T11:17:14","slug":"failure-or-success-or-failure-and-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnthornhill.com\/blog\/failure-or-success-or-failure-and-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Failure OR Success or Failure AND Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Failure OR<\/span> Success\u2026or<\/span>\u2026Failure AND<\/span> Success, That\u2019s the Question<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with a brief explanation,<\/p>\n

What means \u201cTo Fail\u201d?<\/strong> My answer is: To Fail is not to Succeed.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What means \u201cTo Succeed\u201d?<\/strong> Here is my answer: Success is the Absence of Failure<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interesting, isn’t it?
\n<\/em><\/strong>But wait a moment… you have to realize that Failure<\/strong> and Success<\/strong> NEED<\/strong> each other. Without each other, they have no existence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here I explain why:
\n– Firstly, Failure starts where success ends, and it defines the limits of Success.<\/em><\/strong>
\n– Secondly, Success often follows Failure, since it frequently occurs after other options have been tried and failed.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Actually, Failure<\/span><\/strong> is needed<\/strong> to Succeed<\/span><\/strong>, so don\u2019t let failure stop you, NEVER<\/em><\/span>!
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Related to success and failure is the \u201cReality of Fear\u201d. <\/strong>It simply means that you have a fear to do something. In other words, It looks like<\/strong> You\u2019re are not afraid to try it again but actually, you\u2019re afraid of getting hurt for the same (failure)reason.<\/p>\n

I give you some more interesting \u201cReality of Fear\u201d<\/strong> examples.
\nIt clearly demonstrates what is trapped<\/strong> in your mind… is not always the reality…It is not what it seems to be… so to say.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not Scared of the dark\u201d<\/strong>… but…\u201cYou\u2019re scared of what\u2019s in it\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not afraid of Heights\u201d<\/strong>…but… \u201cYou\u2019re afraid of Falling\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not afraid of People\u201d<\/strong>…but…\u201cYou\u2019re afraid of Rejection\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not afraid to Love\u201d<\/strong>…but…<\/em>\u201cYou\u2019re afraid of not being Love Back\u201d
\n<\/em><\/strong>(Yes Indeed, your mind sometimes plays some tricks on you)<\/em><\/p>\n

Read on<\/span><\/strong> because I’m going to tell you a very interesting story wherein I also show you a Hilarious Video<\/strong><\/em>. It’s all about Success and Failure<\/strong> combined with the “Reality of Fear”.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you know Louis van Gaal?
\n<\/strong>Well, he is a World Famous<\/strong> Dutch Soccer trainer and has achieved great National<\/strong> and International<\/strong> successes.<\/p>\n

In his career, he was the coach of Ajax(I assume you know this famous Dutch Club)<\/strong>, FC Barcelona<\/strong>, AZ(a Dutch Club as well)<\/strong>, Bayern Munich,<\/strong> and Manchester United<\/strong>. The 2014<\/strong> World Cup<\/strong> was his first final tournament as National Coach<\/strong>, of the Dutch National Team<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As a club coach, he won National Awards in four different countries. He also had international success. With Ajax<\/strong>, he won the UEFA Cup<\/strong>, the UEFA Champions League<\/strong>, the UEFA Super Cup,<\/strong> and the World Cup<\/strong> for club teams. With FC Barcelona<\/strong>, he won the UEFA Super Cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He has also the Courage to think “Out of the Box”, and yes,… without any Fear!
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\nThis man is not afraid at all of people because he is not afraid of rejection<\/span> of these people.<\/em>
\nThat’s what characterizes the man Louis van Gaal.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

You’re wondering how Louis van Gaal<\/strong> acts in practice? I give you 2 great examples.<\/p>\n

Number 1:<\/strong>
\nAt the World Cup in Brazil<\/strong>, coach Louis van Gaal<\/strong> changed goalkeepers at a most unusual<\/strong> time.<\/p>\n

In the quarter-final match with Costa Rica, he brought Tim Krul onto the field in the overtime of the second half of the extension<\/strong>. It was like a thunderbolt<\/strong> from the blue, never seen before!<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was then 0-0<\/strong> and a kicking series was very close. Jasper Cillessen<\/strong>, the goalkeeper who rarely stopped a penalty kick, H<\/strong>ad to Go(Jasper was not unamused at all)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moments later, Krul turned away penalties from Bryan Ruiz and Michael Umana and the Dutch team reached the World Cup semi-finals!\u00a0<\/strong>(Unfortunately, I could not find an applicable-to-download video)<\/em><\/p>\n

Number 2:
\n<\/strong>There is no doubt about it. His English is Dramatic!
\n<\/strong>But still, he established himself Internationally<\/strong> as a Top Coach<\/strong> and Authority<\/strong> on Soccer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

How is that possible?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Well, one of the reasons is that he has absolutely NO fear of failing<\/strong>, in this case with his poor English<\/strong>.
\nHe just explains what he wants to explain, also in English. If someone doesn’t understand him, he simply calls on one of his soccer players or staff to explain on his behalf.<\/p>\n

So Louis van Gaal<\/strong> is a perfect example of how to handle “The<\/strong> Reality of Fear”<\/strong>. Why?\u00a0 Well, his English is not his first language.
\nIn fact, his English<\/strong> is dramatic<\/strong> and sometimes even Hilarious<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Watch the 1-minute<\/strong> hilarious video and you see exactly what I mean.<\/p>\n