Most people don't want to fight for what they believe in. It's too
hard, and they're conditioned to losing. It's been beaten into
them that there is no hope of winning, so they might as well give up.

I don't believe that.

I believe in winning, and my goal in my writings is to remind guys
guys like these what kind of power they still have. That it IS
possible to win.

That Failure not only isn't an option, it doesn't exist at all.

There are certain things in this world that we see as real, but
don't really exist. For instance, thoughts. Thoughts don't really
exist. We can't hold them in our hands and play with them.
Feelings are the same way, as are abstract concepts like "right and
wrong" or "good and evil." None of this stuff is solid, or
tangible. It's all created in your mind.

Failure is the same thing.

When you fail, you percieve the outcome of an action as something
different than what you desired, and the feeling that is evoked
from that outcome is one of pain and loss. When these feelings of
pain and loss cause you give up ever trying to get that desired
outcome again, that is what's called "failure."

There's a finality to the word "failure." As if, when it happens,
that's it. Game over. Do not pass GO, do not collect $200. You
have no hope of achieving what you set out to do.

But the thing is, you can ALWAYS achieve what you set out to do.
Maybe not right away, but later on.

The key to success is PERSERVERENCE. As long as that is in place,
failure does not exist, merely setbacks.

If an army gave up after one defeat, there would be no war. There
would only be "battles" and "skirmishes." You have to look at
achievement of your goals as more than just individual
accomplishments or failures. There's a bigger picture you have to
be aware of.

What's your goal?

In the first century BC, there was a king by the name of
Mithridates Eupator VI, who was considered one of Rome's greatest
enemies. He successfully defended his kingdom against the Romans
for fourty years, in an unending war. Each time Rome declared
victory, Mithridates considered it merely a strategic retreat, and
soon came roaring back with a more powerful army than before.

Every time Mithridates was served with a loss, he did not declare
"Failure" and pack up. He looked at what happened, what he did
wrong, and learned from it, not to make the same mistake again. He
had a goal: To protect his kingdom from the Roman invaders, and
nothing was going to stop him from doing so.

You need to have the mentality of Mithridates.You can't look at little rejections and setbacks as
failures. Rather, they're learning experiences. Failure must
cease to exist in your reality. There is only victory, and
learning experiences.

When you achieve this, you will never lose your will to fight, and
you will have tasted for the first time what it's like to win.