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Failure or Success: A Ripple Effect
There is a lot of truth in the statement, "success breeds success and failure breeds
failure." In sports, we often see that whenever the champion's morale is low--and it does
get low at some point--the coach will never put him up against a good fighter because if
he suffers one more defeat, his self-esteem will go even lower. To bring his self-
confidence back, the coach pits him against a weak opponent, and that victory raises his
self-esteem. A slightly stronger opponent is next and that victory brings up the level of
confidence, and on and on until the day comes when the champion is ready to face the
ultimate challenge.
With every success, self-confidence goes up and it is easier to succeed the next time.
For this reason, any good leader, be it a parent, teacher or supervisor, would start a child
off with easy tasks. With every successful completion, the child's level of confidence and
self-esteem go up. Add to that positive strokes of encouragement, and this will start
solidifying positive self-esteem. Our responsibility is to help break the chain of failure and
put ourselves and our children into the chain of success.