Sorry, I couldn't resist posting another addendum. I was perusing one of the books I bought at the Library book sale and found some thoughts about risk-taking and overcoming to support my post on October 12 :
Samuel Smiles (1859) – We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do by finding out what will not do. He who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
Thomas J. Watson, Sr. (1874) – It is a common mistake to think that failure is the enemy of success. Failure is a teacher – a harsh one, but the best.
Charles F. Kettering (1876) – Learn how to fail intelligently.
Charles F. Kettering (1876) – Every great improvement has come after repeated failures Virtually nothing comes out right the first time. Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement.
So there.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Risk-taking and Overcoming (Addendum)
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It's a huge job to teach an 8-year-old that failure is OK if you can learn from it and be motivated to try again. It's a hard life lesson, but an essential one!
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