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Failing: It’s OK To Fail… Here’s Why… — 12 Comments

  1. I wish you were in charge of the education system Alan, the world would be a better place. As someone who has kids (4 to be exact) and a business that revolves around children’s confidence and self esteem…..I can tell you that the education system is broken. And that broken thinking carries into the workplace as we get older.

    A great quote I saw once was that children enter school as a question mark and leave as a period. All of that curiosity and willingness to take chances leads way to being terrified of being wrong, because they teach you being wrong is the worst thing you can be.

    If you’re interested in education, take a look at Ken Robinson’s great Ted talk on “Do schools kill creativity”

    Always great stuff Alan, cheers

    • Wow Gary, thanks for such an awesome comment.

      and I agree with you – my kids are quite lucky to be going to quite an ‘open’ school where the teachers treat the children more like adults and actually discuss things with them, but I know exactly what you mean and relate to everything you said in this comment.

      I’ll check out that TED talk, thanks for the tip, I’m off to S of France on hols for 3 weeks as of tomorrow and have way too much to finish tomorrow before I go and too little time to do it in, but promise I will check it out when I’m back, OK?

      I do really appreciate the recommendation (and the great comment),

      take care my friend,
      Alan

  2. By failing we realize that we are not the best and that we should strive to be if we want to be successful. It is okay to fail, most of the time because there are always thing to learn and things to practice even if we are already the best. Thanks for sharing!

    • Yes, Yes, Yes.

      Possibly the only failure would be believing we have nothing left to learn.

      thanks for the great comment April,
      Alan

  3. By failing to do what I had in mind, or what I had expected myself to accomplish, I will be able to realize a lot of things. Failing to accomplish would let me realize that my efforts are futile and I should change my strategy and not stop completely. Failing would let me realize that there are still things that I cannot do and things that I still need a lot more experience in. Failing would show me that I am not at the top nor should I act like even though I may accomplish being at the top. It is only in humility that people survive the fall when they fail

    • Exactly – and really successful people often don’t perceive a ‘fall’ at all when they fail, it’s just part of the journey – another avenue they explored that didn’t work, but no need to fall at all.

      Generally it’s Limiting Beliefs that make people think things like ‘It’s no good’, ‘I can’t do this’, ‘It will never work’ – but successful people just learn the lessons, adjust their approach and move on…

      Every world champion for example failed first before they made it.

  4. You got it right on that in order to succeed you have to fail first. It really is ok to fail. You can’t set expectations for yourself to succeed 100% of the time. It won’t work.

    I read once that in Silicon Valley, going through bankruptcy is actually a rite of passage. Some will talk it up as if to say that they really put themselves out there and tried something new. And that’s a good thing to do. I guess you can really learn a lot from it and that’s something you can bring to the table the next time you take a chance.

    • Interesting point – personally I like small failures and to fail fast, learn a little then move on but I see the point.

      Maybe in some ways, the bigger the failure the bigger the lesson.

      I must be in whatever is the opposite of Silicon Valley here in my little cottage in the countryside – Limestone Valley.

      Maybe the most important part of this concept is just the knowledge that it’s OK to Fail – not the act of failing, but the knowledge and giving yourself permission to fail – because then you expand your boundaries and empower yourself.

    • Exactly Mika,

      successful people see failing not as failure, but as part of the journey and learning experience of putting yourself out there and taking on new challenges.

      whoever got really successful without ever failing at anything along the way? I doubt that we could find many examples, if any…

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