{"id":340,"date":"2010-06-11T10:42:42","date_gmt":"2010-06-11T10:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.projectsguru.co.uk\/blog\/?p=340"},"modified":"2010-06-11T10:42:42","modified_gmt":"2010-06-11T10:42:42","slug":"dont-fear-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=340","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t fear failure&#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazysocialbuttons\" data-float=\"left\" data-buttons=\"google,twitter,facebook\" data-twshareurl=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=340\" data-twtext=\"\" data-shareurl=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/?p=340\" data-fbhideflyout=\"false\" data-backgroundtype=\"light\"><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-342\" title=\"jigsaw\" src=\"http:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/jigsaw-281x300.jpg\" alt=\"jigsaw\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/home\/amberhibiz\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/jigsaw-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.amberhill.biz\/blog\/home\/amberhibiz\/public_html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/jigsaw.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/>We are conditioned to <em><strong>fear failure<\/strong><\/em>. We must succeed at all costs. Throughout our schooling we are expected to pass our exams with flying colours and to fail is to be labelled as useless.<\/p>\n<p>This fear of failure is stifling and killing our ability to innovate. Thankfully many individuals overcome this conditioning and realize that failure paves the road to success. The secret is to NEVER GIVE UP. To fail is perfectly natural and through failure we improve and succeed.<\/p>\n<p>Any product innovation will fail many times but with an attitude of continuous improvement you will eventually succeed with a product which exceeds all expectations.<\/p>\n<p>For inspiration about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.projectsguru.co.uk\/newproductdevelopment.htm\">new product development<\/a> success and persistence in the face of failure read the inspiring story of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Goodyear\">Charles Goodyear<\/a> the pioneering inventor of vulcanized rubber.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t fear failure &#8211; Strive for success.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>chris@projectsguru.co.uk<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.projectsguru.co.uk\">www.projectsguru.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/projectsguru\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/twitter-badges.s3.amazonaws.com\/follow_bird_us-a.png\" alt=\"Follow projectsguru on Twitter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar addthis_pub = '';\nvar addthis_language = 'en';var addthis_options = 'email, favorites, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more';\n<\/script>\n<div class=\"addthis_container\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=20\" onmouseover=\"return addthis_open(this, '', 'https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amberhill.biz%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D340', 'Don%26%238217%3Bt+fear+failure%26%238230%3B..')\" onmouseout=\"addthis_close()\" onclick=\"return addthis_sendto()\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/lg-share-en.gif\" width=\"125\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Bookmark and Share\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/200\/addthis_widget.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Button END -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are conditioned to fear failure. We must succeed at all costs. Throughout our schooling we are expected to pass our exams with flying colours and to fail is to be labelled as useless. 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