Failure
If failure is not an option, then neither is creativity. If failure is not an option, don’t waste time with trust. If failure is not an option, you’d better stay in beta forever. If failure is not an option, you can only keep doing what has worked in the past. If failure is not an option, you can act only on things you can measure. If failure is not an option, neither is experimentation. If failure is not an option, life lacks dimension.
If failure is not an option, success is not an option.
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Comments (5)
nuff’ said!
Failure is not an option people willingly pursue, given the choice, success is generally the preferred route.
Very philosophical and nicely put.
It is worth noting that what has worked in the past may not work in the future which only supports your final point “If failure is not an option, success is not an option”.
There is a great post on this topic (as it relates to NASA) on the OpenNASA blog: “When Failure is our Best Option”
http://www.opennasa.com/2009/09/29/when-failure-is-our-best-option/
Thanks for pointing us to that, Tim. Really nice essay. I like the ideas she expressed there.
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