This is Why You Need to Fail

It is the only way you will ever succeed

It is as counterintuitive as it can get. Failing sucks, we know. People fail more often than they would like to admit.

“Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.”

― Robert T. Kiyosaki

We need to face the fact — there is no success without failure. More often than not, it’s multiple stumbles before we reach our goal.

If it’s impossible to reach your dreams without taking bruises, then it’s worthwhile learning how to fail. And it’s best to learn from those who show how to do it for the whole world.

These are 5 inspirational quotes from people who went on against all odds and managed to succeed in their own field.

Michael Jordan

From being the kid that didn’t make the varsity team in high school, he didn’t reach the pinnacle without failing a staggering number of times. Yet he became one of the greatest athletes of our time.

“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” - Michael Jordan

Winston Churchill

A man who devised the disastrous attack on Gallipoli, dismissed from his position, removed from the War Council, and no allowance in the further conduct and administration of the war. He managed to come back and successfully lead Great Britain through World War II.

“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” — Winston S. Churchill

J. K. Rowling

She was unemployed, divorced, and raising a daughter on social security while writing the first “Harry Potter” novel. Her first “Harry Potter” pitch was rejected 12 times before Bloomsbury accepted it. Now it’s the books’ series that the whole world knows and admires.

“You might never fail on the scale I did, but some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all — in which case, you fail by default.” - J. K. Rowling

Thomas Edison

He was fired from his first two jobs for being unproductive. When in school his teachers said he was “too stupid to learn anything”. Also, 1,000 unsuccessful attempts until he finally invented the light bulb we all know and use.

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” - Thomas Edison

Walt Disney

Fired from a Missouri newspaper for “not being creative enough.” His founded film studio went bankrupt after two years. Eventually, he revolutionized the animation industry through innovations and became the most awarded individual in the history of Academy Awards.

All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. - Walt Disney

These people are examples that show you can succeed even if you failed and failed again. If they can, then you are able as well. They had the same 24 hours a day, the same two hands to do the work, and the same doubts in their minds.

Between us and our dreams stand a lot of failures and hardships. We know they’re inevitable, then the only thing we can do is to press on and face those with all the courage we can muster.

Success means different things for different people, you just need to figure out yours.

If you already set your goal, then I wish you to fail yourself into success.