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Failure is good? What the——–. I know, right?
Failure makes you feel lost, confused, and frustrated, especially when you know you’ve done all you know how to do and things still don’t add up!
Too many people run from failure, thinking that the other side of the lawn holds success. Sorry to burst your bubble…
Let’s look at how failure could be beneficial.
Builds Resilience.
Understand that failure is not something you can escape, no matter how you look at it.
Experience is not always the best teacher. It can end it all for you. Eg. Suicide. On the brighter side, failure in terms of a failed relationship, debate, or competition can make you a better person if you dwell more on the lessons.
What doesn’t kill you makes you bitter, or better! Its yours to decide.
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Sometimes there are situations that get better with resilience or better yet, persistence.
Your breakthrough could be right around the corner when you feel like giving up the most.
STICKABILITY
2. Be a Coach/Mentor.
Show me someone who has never failed at anything, and I’ll show you someone you can never learn from. Such a person is not creative.
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
Albert Einstein
3. Innovation & Creativity.
Failure allows us to reinvest in a new direction, or perhaps serendipity, especially where there is a necessity.
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. In this, your passion might be unearthed, and you may chance upon a golden business opportunity.
12 Quotes On Failure
- “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” – Robert F. Kennedy
- “When you take risks, you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.” – Ellen DeGeneres
- “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison
- “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
- “Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.” – Robert T. Kiyosaki
- “You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.” — Johnny Cash
- “It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.” ― J.K. Rowling
- “It’s only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you’re not expressing the utmost of your human experience.” ― Lupita Nyong’o
- “Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end.” ― Denis Waitley
- “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” ― Michael Jordan
- “Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success.” ― Napoleon Hill
- “My grandmother once told me, ‘Don’t let failure go to your heart, and don’t let success go to your head.” ― Will Smith
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@vusithembekwayo_official The experience of failure is an undeniable facet of the journey to success. Interestingly, our approach to failure often mirrors a peculiar quirk in the way we view test results, where we tend to fixate on the 25% we got wrong, rather than celebrating the 75% we got right. Just as we use incorrect answers on a test as feedback for improvement, entrepreneurs can view business setbacks as valuable feedback. Failures pinpoint areas that require adjustment and refinement, paving the path toward growth. Our tendency to dwell on what we got wrong underscores the resilience embedded in the human spirit. Similarly, in business, persevering through failures and setbacks is often the key to ultimate success. Failure is, at its core, a learning process. Just as we learn from our incorrect responses, entrepreneurs can extract valuable insights from business failures, enabling them to make more informed decisions and course corrections. The fixation on what we got wrong prompts us to redefine success. It's not about achieving perfection; it's about continuous improvement. In business, success is an evolving concept, marked by growth and learning from failures. Just as we celebrate the 75% we got right, entrepreneurs should celebrate their victories, no matter how small. Recognizing progress fosters motivation and the drive to keep pushing forward. In essence, the way we respond to failure, much like our focus on the 25% of incorrect answers, is a testament to our capacity for growth and resilience. The business world, like a challenging test, is replete with obstacles and opportunities for learning. By recognizing the value of failure, entrepreneurs can harness its transformative potential, using setbacks as stepping stones toward future success.
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So you see, failure can be humiliating, but with the right perspective and the right lens, you can become so much more than the thorns and the pain and be the best version of yourself.
