Comments on: Why You Need to Fail to Succeed http://www.productivity501.com/why-you-need-to-fail-to-succeed/170/ Pieces of the productivity puzzle. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:56:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Positively Present http://www.productivity501.com/why-you-need-to-fail-to-succeed/170/comment-page-1/#comment-112943 Positively Present Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:04:04 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=170#comment-112943 You can learn so much from failing, as painful as it is, and I think this blog post is a great reminder of that. So many of us focus on success (and what is that really?) that we lose sight of the importance of life, the lessons we learn from everything, good and bad. I love and agree with Andrea's stepdad, who said "If you're not falling down, you're ready for a more challenging slope." We nee to be challenged in life. Think of how boring it would be if we got everything we wanted all the time and did nothing but succeed! (Okay, that sounds great, but, really, I bet we would all hate it.) FYI - I posted a link to your blog on my blog today. I wrote a post about motivation and I find your blog very motivating and inspiring! You can learn so much from failing, as painful as it is, and I think this blog post is a great reminder of that. So many of us focus on success (and what is that really?) that we lose sight of the importance of life, the lessons we learn from everything, good and bad. I love and agree with Andrea’s stepdad, who said “If you’re not falling down, you’re ready for a more challenging slope.” We nee to be challenged in life. Think of how boring it would be if we got everything we wanted all the time and did nothing but succeed! (Okay, that sounds great, but, really, I bet we would all hate it.)

FYI – I posted a link to your blog on my blog today. I wrote a post about motivation and I find your blog very motivating and inspiring!

]]> By: Andrea http://www.productivity501.com/why-you-need-to-fail-to-succeed/170/comment-page-1/#comment-112747 Andrea Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:30:00 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=170#comment-112747 As my stepdad used to say when I was learning to ski, "If you're not falling down, you're ready for a more challenging slope." As my stepdad used to say when I was learning to ski, “If you’re not falling down, you’re ready for a more challenging slope.”

]]> By: Greg http://www.productivity501.com/why-you-need-to-fail-to-succeed/170/comment-page-1/#comment-112617 Greg Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:50:32 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=170#comment-112617 Nice bits of wisdom. I'd add, without failure they cannot be innovation. It's the willingness to keep applying yourself, in spite of failure, (or as Rob said, lessons) to produce something that is really great. Nice bits of wisdom. I’d add, without failure they cannot be innovation.

It’s the willingness to keep applying yourself, in spite of failure, (or as Rob said, lessons) to produce something that is really great.

]]> By: rob http://www.productivity501.com/why-you-need-to-fail-to-succeed/170/comment-page-1/#comment-368 rob Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:53:35 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=170#comment-368 I try not to think in terms of failure - I offer three thoughts: 1. There are no failures, only lessons. 2. Failure is the price of ambition. 3.The only failure in life is the failure to try. I try not to think in terms of failure – I offer three thoughts:

1. There are no failures, only lessons.
2. Failure is the price of ambition.
3.The only failure in life is the failure to try.

]]> By: varatphong http://www.productivity501.com/why-you-need-to-fail-to-succeed/170/comment-page-1/#comment-367 varatphong Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:44:53 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=170#comment-367 Agreed! It will make things all that much sweeter. God only knows how much money and time I've put into learning the "best practice" for ageing wine and Puerh Cha. I dread to count the number of failures along the way but made it there in the end ) VP <a href="http://www.puerhcha.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.puerhcha.com</a> Agreed! It will make things all that much sweeter. God only knows how much money and time I’ve put into learning the “best practice” for ageing wine and Puerh Cha. I dread to count the number of failures along the way but made it there in the end )

VP
http://www.puerhcha.com

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