“One of the things I always tried to coach myself on was not being afraid to fail. When you have something that doesn’t work out, a lot of times, people’s reaction is to get very protective about never wanting to fall on their face again. I think that’s a big mistake, because you never achieve what you want without falling on your face a few times in the process of getting there.”
– Steve Jobs, Make Something Wonderful
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“Alex Ferguson was once asked why he always ignored the press’s advice. He said: “I’d rather be hanged for my own mistakes than for someone else’s.””
– Dave Trott, The Power of Ignorance
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You can’t trip over when you are standing still.
Failure is simply evidence that you are moving.
Movement equals life.
So failure is proof that you are still alive and trying.
If you trip over then it’s quite simple to stand back up again and keep moving.
It might be embarrassing.
Better to be embarrassed for our own choices than caught on the floor because we were blindly following someone else.
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