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You’re Still Fighting After 100 Defeats, Congratulations

Failure is just the process of elimination. Every time you fail, you’re learning what doesn’t work, getting sharper, getting closer.

By Samkok HengPublished 12 months ago 3 min read

Please read it till the end, this is the IMPORTANT MESSAGE !!

Let’s get one thing straight—you’re still here. You’ve been knocked down, humiliated, ignored, underestimated, and maybe even laughed at. But guess what? You’re still standing. That’s not just resilience, that’s legendary.

Most people don’t even make it past their first failure. They try something once, it doesn’t work, and they throw in the towel like a spoiled child who just lost a game. You? You’ve been crushed a hundred times, and you’re still swinging. That’s what separates the weak from the unstoppable.

Now, let’s talk about what happens next.

The Secret Nobody Tells You: The Breakthrough is Usually Just Ahead

Here’s a brutal truth: The people who actually make it—the ones who turn their dreams into reality—aren’t necessarily the smartest or the most talented. They’re the ones who refuse to stay down. They’re the ones who keep taking another step when logic, pain, and fear tell them to quit.

You know why? Because most people give up right before the magic happens. They endure 99 failures and decide that’s enough. They don’t realize that number 100, 101, or 102 could be the one that changes everything.

Imagine digging for gold. You spend years chipping away at a rock wall, breaking your back, drenched in sweat. Then, exhausted, you decide it’s not worth it. You walk away—completely unaware that just three more strikes of the pickaxe would have revealed the gold vein. That’s how life works.

The World Rewards the Last Man Standing

Society loves winners, but here’s the irony: to be a winner, you have to be willing to lose over and over again. People don’t talk about the failures of the greats, but they’re there.

• Michael Jordan? Cut from his high school basketball team.

• Elon Musk? Slept in his office while Tesla was on the brink of collapse.

• Thomas Edison? 10,000 failed attempts before the lightbulb worked.

You think those people didn’t feel frustration? Doubt? Absolute despair? Of course, they did. But they also knew something most people don’t: failure is just the process of elimination. Every time you fail, you’re learning what doesn’t work, getting sharper, getting closer.

And here’s the key—you have to stay in the game long enough to win. If you quit, it’s over. If you keep moving, you still have a shot. And that’s everything.

Pain is Temporary, but Regret Lasts Forever

Let’s have a real moment here. If you quit now, what happens?

You go back to being “normal.” Back to a life of mediocrity, where you explain to yourself why you “almost made it.” You’ll become one of those people who tell stories about the things they “could have done.”

Do you want that? Do you want to be the person who watches someone else succeed and bitterly mutters, “That could’ve been me”?

Because let me tell you what happens if you don’t quit. You fight for another day. You take another hit. You get up one more time. And then, suddenly—unexpectedly—you win.

The moment will come when things start working. The connections will click. The skills will pay off. The effort will snowball. And when that day comes, you won’t be thinking about the 100 times you failed. You’ll be too busy enjoying the victory that most people never had the guts to stick around for.

So, What’s Next?

You already know the answer. You keep going.

It doesn’t matter how tired, broken, or discouraged you feel. You’ve made it through this much already, which means you’re stronger than you even realize. And if you’re still fighting after 100 defeats, congratulations—you’re already one of the rare ones. Now keep going.

Because victory is never promised to the fastest, the smartest, or the luckiest. It belongs to the last one standing.

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About the Creator

Samkok Heng

I love writing and exploring new ideas. I’m fascinated by science, self development, mindset growth, developing new skills and the mysteries of life, and I enjoy turning these into stories that inspire and spark curiosity.

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