Comments on: The absolute importance of failure http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/ News, opinion, and fresh thinking for web developers and designers. The official podcast of sitepoint.com. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:09:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Ronny http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-40385 Ronny Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:01:52 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-40385 Nice post Andrew, very encouraging. But you display failure as <strong>the</strong> very source of success, which is misleading. You can't come to a prospect and say "Take me because I fail sometimes and I learn from expreience" - They probably won't dare to take the chance that you would fail with them, too. Recover from failures fast, that's important. But always thrive for perfection and for being the absolute best you can be - Or as our Brendon puts it, always exceed the expectations. When you don't, it's OK, learn from it, but you should always try and never be satisfied as a "B, or even C student". Just my opinion :) Nice post Andrew, very encouraging.

But you display failure as the very source of success, which is misleading. You can’t come to a prospect and say “Take me because I fail sometimes and I learn from expreience” - They probably won’t dare to take the chance that you would fail with them, too.

Recover from failures fast, that’s important. But always thrive for perfection and for being the absolute best you can be - Or as our Brendon puts it, always exceed the expectations. When you don’t, it’s OK, learn from it, but you should always try and never be satisfied as a “B, or even C student”.

Just my opinion :)

]]> By: spVince http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-37568 spVince Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:30:39 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-37568 Good stuff. Remember: * Learn from each experience, good or bad. * Every failure brings you closer to success. A good example in a sales environment is when cold calling a list of say 100 contacts. If you accept that from that list you will find at least 1 client, and after 50 calls you get nothing, then rejoice the fact that you must be getting closer to finding them. :-) Good stuff.
Remember:

* Learn from each experience, good or bad.

* Every failure brings you closer to success.
A good example in a sales environment is when cold calling a list of say 100 contacts. If you accept that from that list you will find at least 1 client, and after 50 calls you get nothing, then rejoice the fact that you must be getting closer to finding them.

:-)

]]> By: Kevlar http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-37552 Kevlar Fri, 14 Jul 2006 08:58:42 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-37552 Helpfull post! I'm in the phase of my life where I have to learn to enjoy failing and not take myself (and others) so serieus. Mourning past mistakes, however tempting, is not the way :) Helpfull post! I’m in the phase of my life where I have to learn to enjoy failing and not take myself (and others) so serieus. Mourning past mistakes, however tempting, is not the way :)

]]> By: www.Enovabiz.com http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-37258 www.Enovabiz.com Thu, 13 Jul 2006 06:59:02 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-37258 I have tried business before. Have FAILED spectacularly. The reasons were enough. No experience, no goal, no commitment, no synergy with the partners. Then, I moved to a job, did it for a couple of years. I quite it last friday and started working for myself. I dont know if Iam gonna succeed this time but thsi time Iam relatively experienced , have projects under my belt. But, Iam just stressed out working 16 hrs a day. Good thing I failed becuase I would have lost many experiences and lessons which come out of failure. Usually, small successes and victories blind you and one tends to ignore the shortcomings. This really stops you from achieving bigger things. I have tried business before. Have FAILED spectacularly. The reasons were enough. No experience, no goal, no commitment, no synergy with the partners. Then, I moved to a job, did it for a couple of years. I quite it last friday and started working for myself. I dont know if Iam gonna succeed this time but thsi time Iam relatively experienced , have projects under my belt. But, Iam just stressed out working 16 hrs a day.
Good thing I failed becuase I would have lost many experiences and lessons which come out of failure. Usually, small successes and victories blind you and one tends to ignore the shortcomings. This really stops you from achieving bigger things.

]]> By: bockereyer http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-36686 bockereyer Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:13:28 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-36686 I think you must make a difference between failing and going bankrupt. Having a business is something like target practicing, as long as you can keep on shooting eventually you will hit the bull’s-eye. I think you must make a difference between failing and going bankrupt. Having a business is something like target practicing, as long as you can keep on shooting eventually you will hit the bull’s-eye.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-36616 Anonymous Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:02:53 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-36616 from "Finding Nemo": Just keep swimming, just keep swimming. Helps me a lot. :-) from “Finding Nemo”:
Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.

Helps me a lot. :-)

]]> By: AnandC http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-36500 AnandC Tue, 11 Jul 2006 06:57:22 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-36500 Here is a great quote I live by....."The key to success is learning to fail quickly". Bottom line is that you will fail. Expect it to happen! The key is to learn from your failures and always adapt the next time around. Here is a great quote I live by…..”The key to success is learning to fail quickly”. Bottom line is that you will fail. Expect it to happen! The key is to learn from your failures and always adapt the next time around.

]]> By: Richard Conyard http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-36120 Richard Conyard Sun, 09 Jul 2006 10:19:15 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-36120 And in a nutshell we get why the UK will never be like the US. In the UK failure is total and the associated stigma very hard to live down (although legally it's getting better), in the US unless you have failed you never have the experience to truly succeed. And in a nutshell we get why the UK will never be like the US. In the UK failure is total and the associated stigma very hard to live down (although legally it’s getting better), in the US unless you have failed you never have the experience to truly succeed.

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]]> By: maartenvr http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-36082 maartenvr Sun, 09 Jul 2006 04:41:11 +0000 http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2006/07/09/the-absolute-importance-of-failure/#comment-36082 Encouraging post! I've been fired once myself also, which did lead me to going on my own. I am happy that happened to me, because I probably would not have had the guts to quit and start on my own. I've got tons of ideas too... I don't know how many websites I have put up and realized it was not working out... but as you said, I'm learning from them :) Encouraging post! I’ve been fired once myself also, which did lead me to going on my own. I am happy that happened to me, because I probably would not have had the guts to quit and start on my own.

I’ve got tons of ideas too… I don’t know how many websites I have put up and realized it was not working out… but as you said, I’m learning from them :)

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