Pat Mesiti: What Moment Will Define Your Life?

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A little while ago while driving in my car, I switched on the radio and was shocked to hear a national radio broadcaster slamming me with all kinds of accusations, misinformation and lies. I was reluctant to call the radio station to correct the error because I thought it would simply aggravate the situation. All of a sudden something rose up within me. In a torrent of aggression, vision and drive, I yelled out at the top of my voice, 'My failure will not define my life!'
Failures have never defined any great person's life. The failures of Babe Ruth did not define his life, his home runs did. The failures of Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, and Thomas Edison did not define their lives, their successes did. Everyone in life fails. We all miss the mark sometime. But we don't define life by the misses; we define life by the bulls-eyes, by the targets we hit, the slam dunks, the home runs, and the holes putted.
There is a story told of two men, Dan Rhodes and Dave Thomas, who met long before Thomas opened up his first Wendys shop. Rhodes admitted he always knew that young Thomas would some day be something big, ...
... but he passed up the opportunity to invest in Wendys. Later Rhodes met Colonel Sanders and had a chance to buy his stock before it went public. Rhodes turned down that opportunity too because he didn't agree with some of the Colonel's ideas. When he was in the restaurant business, Rhodes met a salesman named Ray Crock. Rhodes admits that Crock was a nice guy, but he chose not to invest in his little hamburger joint called McDonalds. A few years later, on an Alaskan cruise, Rhodes met an attorney from Seattle who suggested Rhodes invest in his son's new computer company. It was called Microsoft; again Rhodes declined the offer.
Right now, most of us would be thinking that Rhodes was a fool. But he learned from his mistakes and kept pursuing his dreams. Eventually, Rhodes saw his name on Forbes Magazine's list of the 400 most successful business owners in America. He didn't let his failures define his life.
Challenge
Friend, this is a question I want to ask you. What moment will define your life? Will it be your failures at school, your broken relationship, a bankruptcy, a missed opportunity, the loss of a loved one, or an abusive situation? You must not let moments of negativity define your life. You must make those moments your building blocks for a great purpose.
Start seeing your failure as an investment in the future. You will most certainly get another chance to build again, only this time make it better than the last time.
Other Motivational Books by Pat Mesiti
Attitudes and Altitudes
Pat Mesiti at his best! This book addresses the "how's" of leadership. It deals with vital principles such as leader development, how to network people and how to bring out the best in those around you. Pat Mesiti speaks on: growing big people, passion, leadership, mentoring, encouragement, attitude, credibility.

Dreamers Never Sleep
Pat Mesiti, in his comical yet challenging way, will show you how to: replace wrong perceptions with winning attitudes, deal positively with change, define your destiny, go beyond the 'norm', handle failure and discover what success really is and how it can affect your world.

Opportunity Knocks
If you are one of those millions of people around the world waiting for an opportunity to take your life to another level, then this book is for you.
1) recognize opportunities
2) grab opportunities that come your way
3) Persevere with opportunities
Wake Up and Dream
Discover the power of personal vision and how your dreams can help change the world.
The various topics include: how to rise above the limitations of your past, defining your dream, developing a plan to make your dream a reality, developing character, skills and attitudes that facilitate change, and unlocking the gifts and talents of those around you.
To obtain more information on Pat Mesiti's Motivational Books, CD's and products, or to book Pat as a Motivational Speaker for an upcoming event please visit www.mesiti.com