Failure Should be our Teacher — not our Undertaker

‘The secret to success? Double your failure rate’. Brian Tracy

7 Ways to Win Big Paybacks from Your Mistakes

It’s human to fail. Just think of Thomas Edison and his 3000 attempts to invent the light globe. It’s more than tenacity, though: failure is healthy too. We look at 6 ‘oft-forgot’ lessons that can help each of us make failure not just more palatable — but downright appetising.

Each of us can realise our dreams and aspirations, from fame or wealth to winning the Nobel Prize.

It starts with a dream we want to make reality. Often we lose faith when we fail. We lose heart, we lose momentum and sometimes we lose the plot.

This quote from Denis Waitley gives us the essential perspective:.

‘You’re the one who has the dream, you set your goals, it is your journey, it’s your life
You are your own scriptwriter and the play is not finished as long as you’re alive
You only get one life, so shouldn’t you be the one writing the script?’

It also helps to understand this: We all make mistakes and some are costly. In fact, the more costly they are, the more important it is to learn from them…