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Hi there! It's been a week since I last posted, hope everyone's been doing great! In the past week, there were council elections in school. So there was all the HYPE all the campaigning all the voting all the celebration and excitement and craziness and all of those happy stuff. Now thinking back, I've met more people in the past week of school then in the past month. That's how much people wanted votes. But like in all nominations, there were the surprises. People with like armies of supporters didn't get in. Now let's take a moment to think through this.

You have supporters who'll definitely vote for you. You do a decent campaigning....and you still don't get in. How would you feel? pretty shitty right? For someone who's used to coming back up and doing well, this is just a minor setback. but for those who have been successful over and over again, this would be quite a shocking thing. Maybe even the beginning of multiple setbacks.  

For those readers who are wondering, no I didn't run for council. Haha I'm really too busy, shooting, studying, chairman of a sport and of course blogging. Tiring. But still motivated and surviving well :) But this post is not meant for me, this post is meant for all those out there who have just saw a definite success fall apart. In other words, you just failed.

CONGRATULATIONS you just gained an experience in life most people might have missed! You should be happy with this 'failure'. A life of pure success without failure is just unrealistic. Sure it sounds nice, but having a setback once in awhile will do you wonders. I'm going to break down the benefits of 'failure' into 3 points. (I personally don't see the experience as 'failure', but let's just call it that first)

1) You're still human

If you've been having a long run of success and suddenly meet with a failure, it may be about time you took a step back and look at your life as a whole. (Read one of my previous posts "my failure" to get a better insight to this part) EVERYONE meets with an exaperience like this one point or another in life. That's for sure. The best way to get back on track is to look at the situation, find the problem, get the right solution. USE THE SOLUTION AND MOVE ON. Alot of us over analyse the problem and get stuck in a vicous downward spiral. Pull yourself out of that hole and progress to success!

2) Spring effect

Ever pushed a spring downwards before? what happens after that? That's right, it bounces back up. Like with that "Boing" sound! In the same way, that should be how we face dissapointment or things that get you down. They suppress you, try to control you. But after awhile, they'll get tired. And this is when all your stored up energy and motivation pushes yourself upwards, further than you've ever been before :)

3) Runner up's mentality

Being placed behind in the order of things is always an interesting experience. You have a choice. You can choose to just relax and move when the person infront of you moves. OR you can try to catch up and overtake whoever's ahead of you. It's all about how you think and what you're going to do about it. Are you going to give up or keep going? :)

 

For all those who managed to get into council, good job! Have a great year ahead serving the school and may you guys stay Blessed. For those who almost made it, don't let this experience become a setback! Turn it into a source of motivation for you to become a better and more successful person! :) Have a great weekend everyone! :)

Always Lifting You Higher!

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