How failure brings out the best

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How failure brings out the best
« on: August 03, 2013, 12:55:24 PM »
Just take a look at the news everyday and you'll see failure. The truth: Everyone will fail and everyone will make mistakes at some point in their career. Failure is inevitable. But failure is also a very good thing.

What exactly makes failure a positive thing. Here are the top three reasons why.

1. Failure leads to innovation. Inc.’s Paul Shoemaker stresses that some of the greatest inventions and discoveries were born out of mistakes--penicillin and the smallpox vaccine to name a few. Shoemaker insists that a company’s culture should embrace failures and mistakes and learn from them.

2. Failure allows you to identify your weaknesses. Columnist Kevin Daum takes his mistakes and failures and makes the most of them. First, he holds himself accountable for his mistakes, identifying himself as the source. Then he creates plans around those mistakes so he doesn’t repeat them. Finally, after resolving his mistakes he shares them.

3. Failure helps you gain perspective. Scott Gerber says there are 10 reasons why he loves failure-- the main takeaway is that failure humbles you and makes you more realistic about your goals. Gerber passed on this insight:

    No matter how successful you are, accept that you will fail again. Failure is good. It will be your guide to smarter, better decisions. The faster you realize that your business will never be perfect and there is no such thing as smooth sailing, you'll grow as a leader as a result.

Reference: http://www.inc.com/abigail-tracy/three-reasons-we-love-failure.html
Shikha Anirban
Assistant Professor
Dept. of SWE, FSIT
Daffodil International University