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Being More Persistent

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KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken was just a roadside restaurant once and now has more 20,000 outlets across the globe with a revenue of more than $20 billion. The story of KFC is a true example of persistence. The founder of KFC was Harland Sanders. He lost his father at a very young age. He was fired from various jobs, his legal career ended after a brawl with his client, his motel was destroyed by fire and his recipe was rejected 1,009 times. After so many unfortunate incidents, he finally got his first acceptance and his fried chicken became an instant hit. He had faith in himself and his recipe and due to his persistence, we know what KFC is today. What differentiates the extraordinary from the ordinary is not talent, luck or money. It is grit determination and persistence towards their work . No matter what others say, no matter how many failures struck you and how many times you have been rejected, if you have faith in yourself and you are doing ...

Fear of Failure! How to deal with it?

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The biggest bottleneck between you and your dreams is the fear of failure. Rejection, criticism, accidents often arouse the feeling of fear inside us. Judging others is not a unique thing. Everybody does it. Even, we sometimes intentionally or unintentionally judge others based on their actions, looks and their dreams. Judging itself is not a bad thing, it’s the negative vibes one tends to get from it, is more damaging. Sometimes, you will perform poor, you will fail in your task but that doesn’t mean to call it an end. There is a difference between fail and failure.You don't need to panic, just stay calm because failing is inevitable, but failure is in our control. In any sport, the aim of every athlete is to win and secure every trophy, medal, records and recognition to his/her name. There are millions of players around the globe but only some hundreds are known to many people. Be it Roger Federer in tennis, Sachin Tendulkar in cricket, Michael Jordan in baske...