WHY FAILURE IS GOOD FOR SUCCESS

 WHY FAILURE IS GOOD FOR SUCCESS

The sweetest victory is the one that's most difficult.The one that requires you to reach down deep inside, to fight with everything you've got, to be willing to leave everything out there on the battlefield-without knowing , until that do or die moment ,if your heroic effort will be enough.

Society doesn't reward defeat,and you won't find many failures documented in history books.The exceptions are those failures that become steppingstones to later success. Such is the case withThomas Edison, whose most memorable invention was the light bulb,which purportedly took him 1,000 tries before he developed a successful prototype.'How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?' a reporter asked.'I didn't fail 1,000 times,' Edison responded. 'The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps.'

Life's Greatest Teacher 

When we take a closer look at the greatest thinkers throughout history, a willingness to take on failure isn't a new or extraordinary thought at all.From the likes of Augustine, Darwin and Freud to the business mavericks and sports legends of today,failure is as powerful a tool as any in reaching great success.

'Failure and defeat are life's greatest teachers (but) sadly, most people, and particularly conservative corporate cultures, don't want to go there.' says Ralph Health, managing partner of Synergy Leadership Group and author of Celebrating Failure. The power of Taking Risks,Making Mistakes and Thinking Big.  'Instead they choose to play it safe, to fly below the radar, repeating the same safe choices over and over again.They operate under the belief that if they make no waves, they attract no attention no one will yell at them for failing because they generally never attempt anything great at which they could possibly fail ( or succeed).

However, in today's post-recession economy, some employers are no longer shying away from failure -they;re embracing it. According to a recent article in Business Week, many companies are deliberately seeking out those with track records reflecting both failure and success, believing that those who have been in the trenches, Finally, Heath stays motivated by the thought that, 'If I become complacent and don't take risks, someone will notice what I am doing and improve upon my efforts over time, and put me out of work. You've got to keep finding better ways to run your life, or someone will take what you've accomplished, improve upon it, and be very pleased with the results. Keep moving forward or die.'

Ankita jaiswal 

cse 2nd year