The length of time you remain down is important

"The fact that you have been knocked down is interesting, but the length of time you remain down is important," Austin O'Malley.

Life is full of problems and you will encounter a few a long your journey. And some of those problems will  even knock you down.

When you get knocked down, ask yourself this...how long will I stay down?

Will you give up? Will you stay down and feel sorry for yourself? Will lay in a puddle of self doubt, defeat, and disappointment? OR will you get back get back up? Will you continue on your journey? Will you keep trying?

We will all fall. We will all fail at some point in life. But it's how we handle those failures and falls that determine who we are and if we will be successful!

When you fall next time, learn to make the best of it! Learn to pick yourself back up quickly, brush yourself off, and to keep going! Learn from your falls and failures, but never stop! Never stay down forever!

Henry Ford said it best, "Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently."

So take your falls and failures and begin again. Begin but this time with more wisdom and more intelligence.

You can do it! No more fear. No more staying down! From here on...you WILL pick yourself up and you WILL keep going!!