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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
Losing Can Actually Bring Success
Chrissy Birtwistle wrote an article featured on Forbes about her experience representing GB Women at the European Championships of Beach Ultimate in Calafell, Spain. She described her teams’ failure and how it helped them to strive for success.
Birtwistle talks about her time with the the GB team and how they trained for six months, with their intent only being the winners of their upcoming championship. She relates that part of the process was truly believing they would win, as it provides confidence. Having fear can destroy you.
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But they didn’t win. Instead they came in fourth place which means they didn’t even get medals. She depicted the devastating loss and how it affected the team.
“We had arrived at the tournament assuming we would win, or at the very least secure a medal. We didn’t manage either.
As I sat there, exhausted and on the verge of tears, I realised that we will have learned so much more, as players and as people, from losing than we ever would have from winning.”
Birtwistle’s realization is something that we here at Failure Blog have a strong belief in. Failure can actually lead you to success. Her final thoughts really bring that sentiment home.
“Being prepared to fail means you are ready to take the risk to succeed.”
