Comments on: Turning Failure to Your Advantage

By: Dan Black

Dan Black — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:58:34 +0000

I think "Learn from the experience" is a key for success. Because with it a person is able to learn what not to do as well as areas that need to be changed. It also helps with moving to the next project.

By: Dana Crosby

Dana Crosby — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:41:06 +0000

Key points that inspired me: ask "what was missing?" change your behavior, and move on to next project wholeheartedly. Thank you so much. I always appreciate your transparency.

By: patriciazell

patriciazell — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:46:57 +0000

Back in my second year (2003-2004) as an English teacher, I had some students who were difficult for me to handle. In order to start my journey to being highly qualified in English 7-12, I was juggling undergraduate English courses along with my teaching job and was kinda stressed out. One day, one of my students looked me in the face and said, "You don't know how to teach!" Once I got past being offended, I had to admit he was right. To make a long story short, that comment pushed me to get my master's degree in curriculum, instruction, and assessment (completed in April, 2007). I now know how to teach!

We need to let failure talk to us, or should I say, let God talk to us in our failures. He is the One who can work circumstances out for our good–we need to let Him do it!

By: Kristin Billerbeck

Kristin Billerbeck — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:16:17 +0000

No true greatness comes without failure. For one thing, you can't appreciate it, for another, it's in the humbling of the experience where we come to a fork in the road. We can either own it, like you say, or wallow in it and continue to mourn rather than move on. These are fabulous succinct steps for how to move forward. Great post!

By: deanaohara

deanaohara — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:05:02 +0000

"Honestly, there are just some things you can’t learn—or won’t learn—without failing. I wish it were different. But pain is a powerful teacher. Like Friedrich Nietzsche, the 19th century German philosopher, once said, “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” So true."

This whole piece is excellent. The above statement really rings home. As a recovering perfectionist who used to be terrified of failure – it was in failing that I learned about value and about life – and about God.

It was in failing that God revealed to me my broken places that needed His touch – it was the only way He could get my attention. Not that I would relive that season – I've lightened up a lot, and I' not nearly as afraid as I used to be.

Thanks for reposting this.

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