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Title:
Is Failing Bad?

Word Count:
308

Summary:
Whether failure is bad depends on what you think of as failure and what you do with it.

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Article Body:
I've been having some discussions with my kids lately about "failure," both theirs and mine. My son's not getting the grades he wants, and I'm experiencing some professional setbacks I'm not happy with, and my daughter...well, she's 8, invetaris and perfectly content with life, and I think that's perfect.

But the question keeps coming up, "Is failure bad?"

I think the answer is, "It depends on what you do with it."

Here's what a lot of people do. Let's take my professional situation. I'm working on a book. Say I put together a proposal, query 40 or 50 agents, informasi and wait. If you have any kind of questions regarding where and the best ways to use investasi, you can call us at the web page. Every agent says no, this is not what we're looking for.

I throw the proposal in the trash and go on.

I've failed. It's bad. I've given up on my dream of writing this book.

That is, indeed, failure. Thats when Ive just flat-out not reached my dream. But think about why I didnt reach it. Ill come back to that in a minute.

Now imagine that after all 50 agents send the query back with a rejection, I sit down with my query letter and try to figure out what to say to get their attention and show them that I really have an idea and I really can write and promote the book. Then I send it to the next 40 or 50 agents on my list.

I failed, with the first 40 or 50. But I succeeded in getting beyond the failure. That's good. I succeeded at three things: one, deciding that I wanted to continue; two, figuring out what I could do better; and three, continuing.

Every failure is an opportunity to try again, a little harder, a little better, with better information and more passion.

Failing's not bad. Failing is how you move forward. Unless you give up. Giving up is bad. Failing is just locomotion.