Failure Is Not an Option; It’s a Necessity

Photo by Dylan Parker

Perfectionists everywhere cringe while the average American reader is probably flabbergasted. After all, most of us are raised to believe “failure is not an option.” That you must succeed or else. Pfft. What a bunch of nonsense. And way too much pressure! For some people the traditional way of thinking works. It motivates them to [...]

Celebrate Your Mistakes by Carolyn Ellis

I subscribe to Carolyn’s “Bits of Brilliance” newsletter and it is one newsletter I actually read from top to bottom. In the latest issue, she reminds us to celebrate one of the most readily available learning tools in life–our mistakes. I touched on this topic in Quote of the Week: Topic – Human Nature so [...]

Quote of the Week – Topic: Human Nature

More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren’t so busy denying them. (Harold J. Smith) Right on! No one is perfect; perfection is an illusion. Why then do so many people try to deny, rather than embrace, their mistakes? It probably has to do with our darn egos. When we make a mistake, [...]