Failure: Overcome, Surpass, & Learn from it

Jacob and Kalob discuss how to respond to failure. Failure is part of life. Everyone will experience failure. What matters is how we respond to these failures. Will we quit, or will we learn from them?

Follow Up

• Pictures of new floor in Jacob’s Apartment
• Kalob’s Anniversary

Failure

• Failure: An Essential Ingredient of Success (Blog Post)
• Learning to walk analogy
• Failure is an unavoidable part of existence on this earth
• We shouldn’t quit. 
• Instead, we should learn and pivot. 

Famous Failures

• 15 Famous Failures of All Time (Video)
• Steve Jobs - Kicked out of his company
• Michael Jordan - Cut from high school varsity team
• Abraham Lincoln - Failed at business and campaigned for office many times.

How to respond to failure

1. Admit failure
2. Understand Why
3. Make the necessary changes
4. Repeat

Additional Resources

Interested in learning more about failure and success? Here are some more resources to check out:

• 12 Truths to Tell Yourself After a Mistake or Failure - Marc and Angel Hack Life
• 30 Powerful Quotes on Failure - Forbes
• What The Hype Behind Embracing Failure Is Really All About - Fast Company
• If You’re Not Failing, You’re Not Growing - 99U
• 7 Powerful Ways to Turn Every Failure Into Success - Inc.

Jacob Links:

• Jacob’s Website
• Jacob’s LinkedIn
• Jacob's Twitter: @jacob_m_harmon

Kalob Links:

• Kalob’s LinkedIn

SuccessQuest Links:

• Website
• Blog
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Twitter: @MySuccessQuest
• Email: [email protected]