The other day, a coworker commented on my positive attitude. We were all having a rough day… everyone was tired and borderline cranky. Many individuals complained about the crappy day and difficult work we were doing. It was a total bummer!

I, on the other hand, remained happy and content. Throughout our day, I kept saying “It could be worse!” haha.

You know the cliché question: Is the glass half empty, or is it half full? I like to say that the glass is always full if you look from the bottom up. Imagine looking directly upward at the water, with the glass above your head. Looks full right? I hope so, haha.

What I mean by this goes along the line of what I kept saying the other day at work. “It could be worse!” I think that many of us get so caught up in the daily routine of our lives, that we forget how fortunate we truly are.

What if you were living life at the bottom? Living day to day without a job, or hope for one in the future. Wondering when/where you would get your next meal. You’re so inextricably tangled in poverty that there is no way out. That is a rough life to live. And the terrible thing about it is that thousands of people live like this all across the world.

Now think about where you are right now. Many of you have jobs with at least hope of earning a decent living (if you’re not already doing so). I would also bet that many of you have some type of education, either high school or college, which sets you apart from thousands of other people who dream of having a formal education. And, most importantly, all of you have access to a computer with internet. You have to be, you’re viewing my site. Think about the wealth of information and knowledge you gain from using the internet! It really blows my mind.

If you were at the absolute bottom of the social-economy, it seems that everywhere you look, the world is that much more full. When you truly have nothing, and I mean nothing, then perhaps you can complain just a little (not too much, just a little haha).

So you know what, fug the crappy days. They’re fine by me…  take the crappy days like you would take the good ones; it could be worse! =)

Success comes to those who prepare for it. I am a firm believer that if you truly want something, and are willing to work hard to get it, then you will eventually realize your goals.

So how exactly do you prepare for success? Well, this may sound a bit strange, but I believe that to prepare for success, you must prepare for failure. Yup, prepare to fail!

To succeed, you must first realize that you will fail at something. Long ago, I’ve accepted the fact that failure is inevitable; it is unavoidable.

To determine what it means to fail, I suggest establishing clear goals at the beginning of a project. These goals should be incremental (one month, three months, 6 months, one year) and will allow you to track your project’s progress. If after 6 months you still have not achieved what you set out to do in the first month, then obviously it’s time to reconsider your project. Of course, all of this is dependent on you establishing reachable goals, not some lofty dream of success.

Another thing you can do is to develop a tolerance for failure. It’s almost like developing a tolerance for alcohol, the more you drink, the more you can hold… haha (just kidding). Really though, tolerating a failure involves recognizing the benefits you can gain from failing. You shouldn’t view failure as the end of a particular project. Rather use it as an opportunity to learn from your mistakes and avoid making them again.

It’s simple: Failure provides you with the opportunity to succeed. That’s my motto.

Personally, I have failed several times in my attempts to make money online. I’ve started blogs, forums, wikis and e-commerce sites that have done nothing but consume my precious time. Yet despite these failures, I still continue to start new projects and test my ideas. If I gave up long ago, One Greek Store and Pro Money Blog would have never existed.