12 ideas on the amazing power of failure!

1. 12
FAILURE!
Ideas On The
AMAZING Power Of
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2. “It is impossible to live without
failing at something, unless you
live so cautiously that you might
as well not have lived at all, in
which case you have failed by
default.”- J. K. Rowling

3. 1. Learning From Failure
And Disappointments
“The person who failed often knows how to
avoid future failures. The person who knows
only success can be more oblivious to all the
pitfalls.” ― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture

4. “If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation
in every disappointment.” ― Henry David Thoreau

5. “Failure is so important. We speak about success all the time. It
is the ability to resist failure or use failure that often leads to
greater success. I’ve met people who don’t want to try for fear
of failing.” ― J.K. Rowling

6. Ask yourself
what is failure
really trying to
teach you?

7. J. K. Rowling was getting divorced, lost her mother and was on welfare during
the time that she kept the hope alive for her Harry Potter books that she
conceived on a train trip.
Rowling was rejected by twelve publishing houses before her manuscript was finally
accepted.

8. Get beyond the
emotional charge
and stories
associated with
failure...

9. 2. The Power Of
Perseverance
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is
the courage to continue that counts.” ―
Winston Churchill

10. “it’s not how
far you fall, but
how high you
bounce that
counts.”― Zig
Ziglar

11. Do you approach
failure with a
disappointing finality
or as a stepping-stone
to something better?

12. “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300
games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and
missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why
I succeed.” - Michael Jordan

13. Next time, ask yourself: When you fail, do you quit or do you bounce back?
Most great people have attained their greatest success just
one step beyond their greatest failure. – Napoleon Hill

14. 3. Are You Afraid
of Failing?
“Failure seldom stops you. What stops you
is the fear of failure.”― Jack Lemmon

15. “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to
achieve: the fear of failure.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

16. Allow yourself to
distinguish between the
act of failing and the fear
and anticipation of
failure.

17. 4. The Importance Of
Enthusiasm and
Hope

18. “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss
of enthusiasm.” ― Winston Churchill

19. Hope and enthusiasm will be the first to go after failure. Make
sure that you keep them alive...

20. Prepare yourself by setting up external and internal motivators to
keep you going even when you feel like quitting.

21. 5. Failure Opens The
Doors Of Discovery
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be
defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the
defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise
from, how you can still come out of it.”― Maya Angelou

22. When you look failure in the
face, transcend it and move
ahead, you develop great
confidence and belief in
yourself.

23. Allow failure to be the mirror that reveals more about you
and how you can cope up with disappointments.

24. 6. Fail and Succeed like a
Scientist
“A thinker sees his own actions as experiments and
questions–as attempts to find out something. Success and
failure are for him answers above all.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche

25. “I didn’t fail
the test, I
just found
100 ways to
do it
wrong.”―
Benjamin
Franklin

26. Look at failure through the eyes of a scientist.
Treat all failure and success as questions and answers.
Some lead you where you want to go and some lead you
away. All are important!

27. 7. Why Being Wrong Might Be
Key for Unleashing Your
Creativity
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up
with anything original.”― Ken Robinson, The Element: How
Finding Your Passion Changes Everything

28. One of the most prolific of all painters, Picasso is known to have
produced a lot of work but not all his work is well known or is a huge
success.

29. Guinness Book of World Records:
“It has been estimated that
Picasso produced about
13,500 paintings and
designs, 100,000 prints and
engravings, 34,000 book
illustrations and 300
sculptures and ceramics.”

30. Throw enough stuff on the wall to see
what sticks.
Be prepared to be wrong and to be
corrected.

31. 8. Why Failure Is An Important
Part Of Finding And Continuing
With Your Purpose
“I’d rather be a failure in something that I love
than a success in something that I hate.” ―
George Burns

32. “The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one
knows.” – Buddha

33. Ask yourself what makes you really happy and
pursue it even if you are afraid of failure.

34. “No man is a failure who is enjoying
life.”- William Feather

35. Allow Failure And Trial And
Error to Become An
Important Part Of Finding
And Continuing With Your
Purpose.

36. 9. Are You Open To
Great Possibilities?
“Failure pushed me to the wall of
possibility.” ― Richmond Akhigbe

37. DO you believe in possibility or do you feel like you have no options?
The more you allow yourself to fail, the more you get
bold to try out new things.

38. Possibility + The ability
to deal with failure +
Action = Great Positive
Power to Move Forward

39. 10. On The True
Nature Of Failure
“Remember that failure is an event, not a person.”-
Zig Ziglar

40. Become aware of all the negativity and emotional charge and
disempowering stories that you are associating with failure.

41. Change the meaning that you are giving to failure
and the way you are looking at it and your life will
transform instantly.

42. 11. Are You Influencing Others To
Succeed Or To Fail?
“Think twice before you speak, because your words and
influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the
mind of another - Napoleon Hill
.”

43. Plant the seeds of
success and the
ability to deal with
failure in the minds
of others.

44. 12. Improvise And Be Flexible With
Your Plans
“The majority of men meet with failure
because of their lack of persistence in
creating new plans to take the place of those
which fail.”-Napoleon Hill

45. Eric Ries of the Lean Startup reminds you to launch quickly or build,
measure or test if it is effective and learn from your mistakes to
pivot or persevere.

46. Jazz musicians know
that improvisation is key
to moving forward...

47. “Every ‘mistake’
is an
opportunity in
jazz.” - Stefon
Harris

48. “The only mistake is if I’m not aware, if each individual musician is not aware
and accepting enough of his fellow band members to incorporate the idea and
we don’t allow for creativity.” - Stefon Harris

49. Are you trying?
Are you failing?
Are you failing
forward and
failing better?

50. “Ever tried. Ever failed. No
matter Try again. Fail again. Fail
.
Better Samuel Beckett
.”-

51. 12 IDEAS ON THE AMAZING POWER OF FAILURE!
1. Learn From Failure and Disappointments.
2. Understand The Great Power Of Perseverance.
3. Ask Yourself If You Are Not Trying Because Of The Fear Of Failure.
4. Understand The Importance Of Keeping Enthusiasm and Hope Alive.
5. Allow Failure To Open The Doors Of Discovery.
6. Fail and Succeed like a Scientist.
7. Being Wrong Might Just Be Key To Unleashing Your Creativity.
8. Allow Failure And Trial And Error to Become An Important Part Of Finding And
Continuing With Your Purpose.
9. Be Open To Great Possibilities + Being Able to Fail + Action Forward = Great
Momentum.
10. Remember That Failure Will be As Crippling As You Choose To Make It.
11. Plant The Seeds Of Success And The Ability To Deal With Failure In The Minds
Of Others.
12. Improvise And Be Flexible With Your Plans. Transform Mistakes Into
Opportunities.
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