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Failure: The Blog 
August 2018
- When This Executive Was Fired, He Took Charge
- Obeying The Speed Limit Has Never Been More Fun
- London Black Cabs Helped Uber Grow
- Bette Graham Created A Product To Fix Her Mistakes
- Flamin' Hot Cheetos Had An Interesting Start
July 2018
- Fear This Instead Of Failure
- Re-Releasing Songs Created Success
- A CEO's Purposeful Mistake
- The Tardy Student And The Unsolvable Problem
- Fixing Potholes Through Graffiti
June 2018
- A Surprising Mistake In The Oxford English Dictionary
- US Army Embraces Mistakes
- Blocking A Hymn
- Eddie Shore Was Truly A Tough Guy
- [Video] Elon Musk Didn't "Pivot" He Failed
May 2018
- 8 Examples of Mental Toughness Part 2
- Necessity Turned Accessory: Allen Iverson's Sleeve
- This Doctor Has Continued To Fail
- 8 Examples of Mental Toughness
- MIT Accidentally Creates New Smelting Process
April 2018
- Johnny Cash Quit Singing Lessons
- Cruise Control Came Out of Frustration
- Time Spent Gaming Pays Off In The Navy
- Rock Around The Clock Was a Commercial Failure
- Sigmund Freud Should Have Been Discouraged
March 2018
Failure and SUCCESS
SUCCESS magazine printed an article that we here at the Failure Blog can appreciate. It is titled Failing to Succeed and details how defeat can bring you success.
The magazine created this piece around the major failure of the giant corporation, IBM. The story revolves around the president of the corporation, Tom Watson, who oversaw the business over 50 years ago. He, who was not known for being mild mannered, had called an employee into his office who lost the organization $10 million. Said employee was terrified he would lose his job. Instead, Watson surprised him.
“I’m so relieved,” the VP told him. “I thought you were bringing me in here to fire me because I cost the company $10 million.”
Watson laughed. “Are you serious?” he said. “The last thing in the world I’d do is fire you, because I just invested $10 million in your education.”
Photo © Flickr User Patrick H~
It’s definitely mind blowing for our generation to comprehend something like this, that a boss could forgive such a massive, costly failure. Writer of the article, Chris Raymond, really hits the nail on the head when he describes how we live in an era which requires perfection. He goes onto state something that we couldn’t agree more on.
“We all make mistakes—lots of them—and the people who are truly successful take the time to learn from them.”
Watson definitely understood that concept. The businessman continued to bring IBM many years of prosperity. He learned that failure can actually lead you to success!
Credit to reader Scott Kurland for suggesting this article!
