{"id":48688,"date":"2020-10-12T01:50:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T06:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=48688"},"modified":"2020-10-12T01:50:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T06:50:21","slug":"if-at-first-you-dont-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIf At First You Don\u2019t Succeed . . .\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Any entrepreneur will tell you: it\u2019s almost impossible to create a solution that works on the first try. Resilience isn\u2019t just essential for entrepreneurial success. It\u2019s essential for your success. But how can you cultivate it?<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019re probably familiar with the story of <\/span>The Little Engine That Could<\/span><\/i>. Saddled with a huge load, she slowly made her way over the mountain, repeating the phrase \u201cI think I can\u201d over and over until she made it to the other side.<\/span><\/p>\n

Children\u2019s books have a way of getting to the heart of the matter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Resilience is the ability to keep going. To push through in the face of adversity and rebound in the face of failure. A 2014 survey by the American College Health Association found that levels of resilience in college students<\/span>\u2014<\/span>the employees of tomorrow<\/span>\u2014<\/span> are falling. And that was before the crises of 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

Resilience is a skill you can learn and strengthen. Entrepreneurs are experts in resilience out of necessity. When you set out to do something no one has done before, you learn to become friends with failure. But the source of their resilience isn\u2019t simple necessity. It\u2019s their belief.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t