Judging by the popularity of this blog you would think people find it acceptable to fail. Our society is so geared up to succeed that it often forgets that failure is a part of life. We fail in all kinds of areas regularly. We fail at work, we fail at home … we even fail in between work and home!
Why is it good to fail?
I think society needs to relax. We are so geed up about getting good success that we forget that failure is often a very big part of success. How do you know what works unless you fail first! I have handed over money more time that I have had hot dinners on ideas that I thought would make me money. Guess what… FAIL!
Failure is a good thing
Failure is not the end but the beginning. A friend of mine puts it this way. If you fail… reflect on why and milk the fail for all it’s worth. Extract the lessons, reflect and say … when the next opportunity comes I will not fail in that area AT LEAST. Take a look at history there are FAILs galore. Lincoln is probably the most failed president in history… he missed out many, many times before he got the job.
You should love the moment of failure… although you probably don’t
If nothing else failure should produce in you a great desire for success. If it doesn’t then you probably didn’t fail hard enough. I have failed hard. Sure, I spent six months in deep depression. And still at times I am plagued with self-doubt. Now however, I have a deep desire for success. I want to win and be a winner because failure has taught me the value of success. I will let you think about that. And if you are in the mood leave a comment on your experiences on failure to talk about and we can compare FAIL stories.
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