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', it'sasimplerecognitionthatpeoplewhowillinglyriskfailureandlearnfromlosshavethebestchanceofsucceedingatwhatevertheytry.
Oh, you' vehadminorreversesinschoolorlove, butyouhaven', saysAmitaiEtzioni, professorofsocioeconomicsatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity:“-prooflifeforever.”
Failureiseasytorecognize.“Itusuallyinvolveslossofmoney, self-esteemorstatus,”saysCaroleHyatt, , itissimplynotgettingwhatyouwant.
Notthatrationalpeopleshouldwishforcalamity, saysRabbiHaroldKushner, authorofWhenBadThingsHappentoGoodPeople, “teachesyousomethingaboutyourstrengthandacquaintsyouwithyourlimitations.”notesKushner.“That'sanimportantpartofmaturity.”
Peoplewhoprofitfromlossarethekindoffootsoldiersbusinessleadersseek,“Continuoussuccessbuildsarroganceandcomplacency,”.“Iwantpeoplewholovethebattlefield, peoplewillingtogotothewar”., headds, instinctivelyavoidrisksevenwhenasmartgamblemightpayoff.“Youlearnagreatdealmorefromwhatdoesn'tworkthanfromwhatdoes.”Failure, hesays, ismerelythecostofseekingnewchallenge.
Ifthethoughtoffoulingupparalyzesyou, hereareseveralhelpfulsuggestions:
“F”word.
Highachievers, rarelyreferto“failure,”“glitch”“bollix”or“coursecorrection.”
'ttakeitpersonally.
Whenthingsgosour, doyouinstinctivelylabelyourselfaloser? —synonymouswithfailureinoursociety—itconsidersyourselfsomeone“withoptions”.Thoseopinionsincludetakingclassestodevelopnewskillsorbravelystrikingoutonanothercareer.
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