Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement

THE EDISON APPROACH
Thomas Edison, the greatest inventor of the modern age, was con-
vinced that experimentation was simply a 
process of elimination
. He
therefore kept accurate records of every experiment. Once he had
decided that an invention was possible, he dedicated himself to
eliminating the ways that wouldn’t work until the only method left
standing was the 
one way
that would work. As a result, he became
the greatest inventor of the modern age and one of the wealthiest
businessmen in the country.You should do the same.
From now on, each time you try and fail, shrug it off as a 
learn-
ing experience
that just moved you one step closer to success. As
Henry Ford once said,
“Failure is merely an opportunity to more intel-
ligently begin again.”
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YOUR RECOVERY RATE
When you experience a disappointment of any kind, your natural
reaction is to feel stunned emotionally.You feel as though you have
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been punched in your 
emotional
solar plexus. You feel hurt, let
down, disappointed, and discouraged. You occasionally feel like
quitting altogether and doing something completely different.
These feelings are normal and natural when you experience frus-
tration or failure of any kind. The only question is, how long do
they last?
When you go to a doctor or clinic for a complete medical exam,
you will often be given a stress test. First, they will take your pulse
at your resting heart rate. Then they will ask you to do some aerobic
exercises to raise your heart rate. Once your heart rate is up to a