Count failure 'in' as an option. Lots of arrows miss the target but provide critical personal and professional learning to help you eventually hit the mark. As a physician and consultant to large ...

A chemist at the 3M research lab had been working to develop an adhesive strong enough to be used in the construction of an aircraft. One of those many failures resulted in a thin, weak substance that ...

Failure is an all too common and all too disappointing part of life. While failure can be hard to deal with, it is important to remember to take away what you can from your failures and try to learn ...

Many of us find the idea of failure to be the worst “F word” we can imagine. We try to avoid it at all costs, fearing what it might mean about ourselves or our lives. We think that we are the only ...

Failure is a dilemma. Even if your corporate culture is intolerant of failure, leaders know that the result will not be a failure-free company. It will be a culture that hides failures and cannot ...

Perhaps the most counterintuitive concept to come out of the wild-and-wacky entrepreneurial craze is the notion that failure is a good thing. That it’s not just OK to fail, but beneficial to your ...

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If you’ve ever failed in business, or in life, you’re in good company. I would dare say 100 percent of the readers here have failed at something. In fact, your only two options are to stay where you ...

When you’re building a business, a lot of people will offer you advice. But, I’m going to bet that you won’t hear this often: Make lots of mistakes. They might say, “Take risks!” or, “Don’t hold back!

Many people don't know what to make of a setback. Does it mean they have failed? How do they know if what they've done is a failure? Or a success? Is finishing in second place a failure? Is finishing ...