Comments on: Why Failure Isn’t Bad http://www.entre-propel.com/positive-thinking/why-failure-isnt-bad/ Motivation for Entrepreneurs Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:56:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Matt Thomas http://www.entre-propel.com/positive-thinking/why-failure-isnt-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Matt Thomas Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:37:13 +0000 http://www.entre-propel.com/?p=553#comment-281 Excellent point! People want to avoid negative labels, so they will try to avoid failure so they wont be labeled as a failure. What these people don't realize is that this is only counter productive, and that failing and being a failure are two completely different things. Excellent point! People want to avoid negative labels, so they will try to avoid failure so they wont be labeled as a failure. What these people don’t realize is that this is only counter productive, and that failing and being a failure are two completely different things.

]]> By: Matt Thomas http://www.entre-propel.com/positive-thinking/why-failure-isnt-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Matt Thomas Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:35:28 +0000 http://www.entre-propel.com/?p=553#comment-280 Well said, couldn't say it better myself. We tend to grow where we direct our attention. All it takes is time, patience and persistence. NOT failure avoidance. Well said, couldn’t say it better myself. We tend to grow where we direct our attention. All it takes is time, patience and persistence. NOT failure avoidance.

]]> By: Ade Shokoya http://www.entre-propel.com/positive-thinking/why-failure-isnt-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Ade Shokoya Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:43:04 +0000 http://www.entre-propel.com/?p=553#comment-279 I learnt something very interesting about failure yesterday. The lesson came courtesy of Keith Cunningham (Robert Kiyosaki's mentor and inspiration behind Rich Dad, Poor Dad). He was speaking at one of the Mastermind Groups I belong to. Anyway, he said... "Failure is a verb, not a noun. It describes an event and not a human being!" Like 'missing a bus'...'losing our keys'...'forgetting to call', etc But the problem is... Many of us have been socialised into seeing failure -- and success for that matter -- as an attribute of the person the event is related to. Could that be part of the reason why so many struggling and non-entrepreneurs fear failure? Is it because they don't won't to be one? Ade Shokoya Author: Secrets of the Entrepreneur Mind: What Successful Entrepreneurs Know That Struggling Entrepreneurs Do Not! I learnt something very interesting about failure yesterday.

The lesson came courtesy of Keith Cunningham (Robert Kiyosaki’s mentor and inspiration behind Rich Dad, Poor Dad). He was speaking at one of the Mastermind Groups I belong to.

Anyway, he said…

“Failure is a verb, not a noun. It describes an event and not a human being!”

Like ‘missing a bus’…’losing our keys’…’forgetting to call’, etc

But the problem is…

Many of us have been socialised into seeing failure — and success for that matter — as an attribute of the person the event is related to.

Could that be part of the reason why so many struggling and non-entrepreneurs fear failure? Is it because they don’t won’t to be one?

Ade Shokoya

Author: Secrets of the Entrepreneur Mind: What Successful Entrepreneurs Know That Struggling Entrepreneurs Do Not!

]]> By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work http://www.entre-propel.com/positive-thinking/why-failure-isnt-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Tom Volkar / Delightful Work Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:53:24 +0000 http://www.entre-propel.com/?p=553#comment-278 "Probably the most important thing to remember about failure is that it can’t be avoided. Trying to avoid failure will only prevent you from acting–and there is more danger in not acting than in failure itself." This is so very true. I'm reminded of my years playing various sports. It seemed like those who tried to avoid action out of fear always ened up in action smack dab in the middle of what they feared. Avoidance is a focus too. Where we place our energy we expand. <abbr><em>Tom Volkar / Delightful Work’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DelightfulWork/~3/uZrLm86O9PY/" rel="nofollow">Daily Decision Strategy</a></em></abbr> “Probably the most important thing to remember about failure is that it can’t be avoided. Trying to avoid failure will only prevent you from acting–and there is more danger in not acting than in failure itself.”

This is so very true. I’m reminded of my years playing various sports. It seemed like those who tried to avoid action out of fear always ened up in action smack dab in the middle of what they feared. Avoidance is a focus too. Where we place our energy we expand.

Tom Volkar / Delightful Work’s last blog post..Daily Decision Strategy

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