Sean is a kid who would play Plants vs Zombies that when he got a little overwhelmed by the zombies, he would restart the game right away. In keyhero.com, a typing training site, he would press escape even if he just missed a single letter. He is also the type of kid who would cry because he got a 97 in an exam.
He is a kid who’s not yet good with failures.
But I believe Sean’s behavior is completely normal. I too sometimes is guilty of that.
There is a game in Nintendo DS called Brain Age 2. It’s about playing a series of test, and the game will grade you by giving the age of your brain – according to the result of your tests. The ideal brain age is 20. The lower the number, the better.
When I reached a brain age of 25, I thought I got a pretty high grade, and stopped playing the game. The reason? I got comfortable with my success that I fear I may fail the next game, and would get an older brain. Since then I never played the game until recently…..got an age of 46.
The truth is we are so afraid to fail that we actually Fail.
It is OKAY to fail, and there is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of.
But there are two failures that are not acceptable: Failure to TRY and Failure to LEARN from your failures.
To close this post, let me leave you with 3 of my favorite quotes about Failure:
“Success is a lousy teacher.” – Bill Gates
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison
“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
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Hello! My name is JeD Chan and welcome to my blog. Here I mainly write about my different views about entrepreneurship, business, cultures, and life. I also share my knowledge and experiences that may help you with your business or profession. 
