Today I came across a insightful book passage comparing how optimist and pessimist face failure. I found it as I was working my way through Daniel Goleman’s groundbreaking book on emotional intelligence titled Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. Goleman states: People who are optimistic see a failure as due to something […]
Anyone in pursuit of a difficult goal is going to face failure along their journey. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it. If failure is not part of the process, then your goals aren’t big enough. With that said, I often hear people say things like there’s no such thing as failure, there’s […]
Everyone fears failure, at least a little bit. Fear is typically a good indicator that you really care about something, like fearing for your life. Having higher levels of fear is an indication that something matters more. I believe this indicator is the positive side of fear that we all must harness. As a result, […]