What do you think of people who succeed only after experiencing multiple failures?

[SubZeroX]

Have you failed at something several times, but tried many many times until you finally succeeded? I would be pretty much a failure if I didn't persistently try many times at something before succeeding. For example, I took the SAT 5 times to get a good score. I don't know what to think of myself...am I just very persistent or am I someone who tends to screw things up and never gets things right the first time?

 

[Tates]

The best batter in baseball fails more times at the plate than he succeeds. If it's important to you, then go for it. I think that's very commendable

 

[Geekbabe]

some of the finest people I know are those with the heart to not give up even if they have to attempt a task many times before suceeding. LOL, if you want to be real on the subject, I'm one of life's slow learners myself, spent most of high school too busy thinking I was all that,getting gorked and doing stupid stuff to learn anything, didn't get my GED till I was 28 and then went to college nights so I have respect for the kind of effort you are describing

 

[pyonir]

What do you think of people who succeed only after experiencing multiple failures?
good for you.

 

[IgoByte]

I think people who only succeed after trying multiple times are certainly very persistent.

I generally think of such people as losers, although there really isn't anything wrong with it.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

<< What do you think of people who succeed only after experiencing multiple failures? >>

Normal.

Nik

 

[Infos]

generally speaking most current day very rich individuals have had many
setbacks first....
persistence and determination are omnipotent

 

[Russ]

You mean, for example, Abraham Lincoln who ran for office and lost multiple times? Or, pehaps, Sam Walton who was a bankrupt drunk at 35?

The only failure is in no longer trying.

Russ, NCNE

 

[wyvrn]

Dammit I agree with everything you posted tonight.



<< You mean, for example, Abraham Lincoln who ran for office and lost multiple times? Or, pehaps, Sam Walton who was a bankrupt drunk at 35?

The only failure is in no longer trying.

Russ, NCNE >>

 

[SubZeroX]

About being called a loser...I always feel that after trying so many times and still failing, I will indeed be a loser if I don't keep trying and eventually succeed. I think that motivates me.

 

[badluck]

This quote is credited to Michael Jordan....That being said, it doesn't matter who said it, I have always lived by it....




<< I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. >>

 

[SubZeroX]

that's a pretty good and inspiring quote by Jordan but has he really ever failed at anything? Ok, he didn't do so well playing baseball but other than that, he is probably the most successful athlete ever.

 

[wyvrn]

He was cut from his high school basketball team his sophomore year (or was it junior?). Coach said he didn't have talent and wasn't athletic enough True story.



<< that's a pretty good and inspiring quote by Jordan but has he really ever failed at anything? Ok, he didn't do so well playing baseball but other than that, he is probably the most successful athlete ever. >>

 

[jjones]

<< Have you failed at something several times, but tried many many times until you finally succeeded? >>


no, i never failed at anything. god gave me an extra portion of success when i was born.

 

[Bignate603]

It lets them laugh at all the bums that told them they'd never get it.

 

[compuwiz1]

If nobody ever failed, that would mean they never stuck their neck out and tried anything. Most of the millionaires I know have had to pick themselves up out of a hole, some more than once. From personal experience, I have been there a couple times, and in a major way.

 

[SubZeroX]

here's the history of Lincoln that really inspires me whenever I think of failure and success.

YEAR FAILURES or SETBACKS SUCCESSES

1832 Lost job, Defeated for state legislature

1833 Failed in business
1834 Elected to Illinois state legislature

1835 Sweetheart died

1836 Had nervous breakdown
Re-elected to Illinois state legislature (running first in his district)

1838 Defeated for Speaker Nominated for Illinois House Speaker by Whig caucus
Re-elected to Illinois House (running first in his district)
Served as Whig floor leader

1843 Defeated for nomination for Congress

1846 Elected to Congress

1848 Lost renomination (Chose not to run for Congress, abiding by rule of rotation among Whigs.)

1849 Rejected for land officer
1854 Defeated for U.S. Senate Elected to Illinois state legislature (but declined seat to run for U.S. Senate)

1856 Defeated for nomination for Vice President

1858 Again defeated for U.S. Senate

1860 Elected President

 

[tcsenter]

<< The only failure is in no longer trying. >>

No finer words have ever been spoken, except I must add one caveat:

The definition of 'insanity' is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result.

 

[hans007]

yea failure it ok. the amazon.com and buy.com CEOs took many tries to get where they are , and well their companies arent doing THAT great, but they are still around. I think doing things once perfectly can say you are gifted or more likely lucky i.e. michael dell