In praise of failure
Of course, failure isn’t an experience to be deliberately sought, and cushioning ourselves against its harshest blows makes perfect sense. But failure isn’t something to be despised or ashamed of, either. That’s not a message we hear a lot about these days. Yet some of history’s most impressive successes started out as big, fat failures. The stories of the world’s most successful failures suggest … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Marisa Taylor | Source: Ode | Subjects: Miscellaneous, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development
Marisa Taylor, Michael Raynor
The opposite of success is not failure, but mediocrity. To achieve big successes, you need to take big risks; if you take little or no risks, mediocrity is guaranteed.
Content: Quotation | Authors: Marisa Taylor, Michael E. Raynor | Source: Ode | Subjects: Achievement, Success / Failure