How do you feel when you fail at something? What about when you fail over and over and over again?
Number of failed Dyson vacuum cleaners James Dyson created before he made the one that worked: 5,126
Number of failed storyboards Pixar throws in the garbage in order to produce a 90-minute film: about 113,000
Number of failures Thomas Edison estimated he'd experienced on his way to developing the light bulb: 10,000
The main way we process failure is by feeling shame. It often doesn't matter how or why we failed, the shame is still there. But, in many cases, failure is merely a symptom of action that you took to get a result. Would you be ashamed if you accomplished a goal? Then, why should you feel shame about trying to achieve that goal?
Failure can be a creative force, a motivating force, a source of positive change. There are many different types of failure, and it can be pretty tough to rationalize some of the ones that really hurt. But, the main thing is to make it count every time that you fail.
Failing fast and failing often is a sign that you're on the right course to produce great results. Don't be ashamed to be working hard and experience a setback. Keep pushing through.
Cheers,
Dr Henry Cloud
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