“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces otherwise smart people into thinking they can not fail.” – Bill Gates
Failure teaches us what not to do. It teaches us the fine points of execution – how to do things to get results.
Failure leaves an emotional footprint so we don’t forget.
But when we become successful, we think we have it all figured out.
Well, we did – in THAT business, in THOSE circumstances, in THAT time.
Then we try to go do something else we don’t know much about. What is waiting for us is a similar path through the dark forest of failure and a big portion of humble pie.
Am I right?
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They are all just parts of the process.
39 years in business. 5 major failures that almost crippled or shutdown the business. Each one has made us stronger and better prepared to succeed. Yes, failure is a hard lesson but very valuable.
“You either win or you learn.”
Amen!
Failure is the greatest teacher.
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