Source: http://www.growthbusiness.com
Failure is something that people experience throughout life. They experience in both their professional and social life. Some people fail all the time and some fail sometimes. But, what if I said that people who fail the most will have the most success. Kids with learning disabilities are put at a disadvantage in school which often leads them to fail. The most successful dyslexics say that their failure in school led them to future accomplishments because their failures led them to develop specific study skills and inspired to not give up.
Most modern schools are not designed for kids with dyslexia, ADD, and ADHD to pass. Schools are taught to teach a certain way and if you don't fit into this “box” then you are put at a disadvantage. Children who have a learning disability are forced to take failure head on and they have to adapt their studying skills to fit the way they learn. Both of these skills are skills that every entrepreneur needs to be successful. James LeVory Sorenson, health care and real estate entrepreneur that is dyslexia, said, "I like to add one word to the end of many sentences: 'yet.' Instead of saying, 'I can't do it,' I say, 'I can't do it—yet’”. Dyslexics learn to persevere through tough times and they teach themselves that failure is just a learning experience. People with learning disabilities are not stupid, they just learn differently, and different isn’t always bad.
Learning to fail early in life will help you in your business career. Myself being dyslexic I have learned to take failure as a way to learn not to do something. There have been tests that I have studied hours for and have failed. But, I learned something very important from Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko’s and dyslexic, stated in an interview, “ The A students work for the B’s, the C’s run the companies, and the D students dedicate the buildings”. Many dyslexic entrepreneurs are high school or college dropouts. Most dropped out because they had an idea that people told them was stupid and will never work and because they believed in themselves and weren't afraid to fail. Dyslexics are told their whole life they are stupid and they will never do anything with their lives. But, after being told that so many times you learn to tune people out and believe in yourself because they are the one’s that often have the last laugh.
Next week I will be discussing how different coping/social strategies in school can help with future success.
Learning to fail early in life will help you in your business career. Myself being dyslexic I have learned to take failure as a way to learn not to do something. There have been tests that I have studied hours for and have failed. But, I learned something very important from Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko’s and dyslexic, stated in an interview, “ The A students work for the B’s, the C’s run the companies, and the D students dedicate the buildings”. Many dyslexic entrepreneurs are high school or college dropouts. Most dropped out because they had an idea that people told them was stupid and will never work and because they believed in themselves and weren't afraid to fail. Dyslexics are told their whole life they are stupid and they will never do anything with their lives. But, after being told that so many times you learn to tune people out and believe in yourself because they are the one’s that often have the last laugh.
Next week I will be discussing how different coping/social strategies in school can help with future success.
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