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Let our failures define us!

Come join me on my journey of failurism.

I was born in a third world country with no literacy nor numeracy skills. The schooling system was different than how it is in the UK; if you failed your exams you don't get to progress to next year, while your friends move on. I continously failed year after year.

At the age of nine I moved to UK and did not learn much English until I was fourt-teen years of age and was not confident to speak the language until I turned eight-teen.

I failed everything in High School, I failed again in college and this isn't one of those survival success stories where I sell books but a reality of failurism that defines me and still failing.

I had the courage to call local University 4 weeks before they start and told them what I got in college but wanted to progress to University and obtain a degree. I was told I cannot enrol onto University degree yet but I can after I've successfully completed Foundation Degree and I said where do I sign.

I was very impulsive about getting into University. I started failing University, but somehow just about managed to get the minimum marks to move onto next year. Same thing happened when I was in the first year of University, took me 3 years to get past 2nd year - while others graduated in that time period. Took me 2 years to complete my final year and this was not part time just for clarification.

I choose not to give up, I kept on getting up but life took it's course it kept on knocking me down. I learnt to understand failure is important part of our life and those that fear failurism are not living.

I began taking risks and began running towards failure. Since I have not failed like before but not successful either in its own right.

Do you want to learn more about what I did that was different? How I turned my £2,500 into £10,000 in 4 weeks and yet making more?

I know it's not millions like what we like to see or hear but it is a big deal for me.

For over one year now, I have been posting on social networking sites with no success, no followers, no likes, shares and so on. I am still failing in some aspect in my life. I welcome anyone wanting to mentor.

I have knowledge, I know ways to help others, I am struggling to reach out to people though.

Share your failures in the comments section below.