Comments on: Triple Your Rate of Failure and You Might Succeed http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2009/09/10/triple-your-rate-of-failure-and-you-might-succeed/ Live on Your Own Terms Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:39:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: The Art of Legacy Blog » The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Legacy: 100 Insanely Useful Posts http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2009/09/10/triple-your-rate-of-failure-and-you-might-succeed/#comment-33647 The Art of Legacy Blog » The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Legacy: 100 Insanely Useful Posts Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:25:29 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=1467#comment-33647 [...] Triple Your Rate of Failure and You Might Succeed by Justin Dixon [...] [...] Triple Your Rate of Failure and You Might Succeed by Justin Dixon [...]

]]> By: Seun Kilanko http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2009/09/10/triple-your-rate-of-failure-and-you-might-succeed/#comment-19891 Seun Kilanko Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:09:47 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=1467#comment-19891 <strong>Failed…So What?...</strong> You shouldn’t be hearing this for the first time that failure is just an event. It is nothing but a circumstance. The fact that you failed doesn’t in any means make you a failure. What I think you should be happ... Failed…So What?…

You shouldn’t be hearing this for the first time that failure is just an event. It is nothing but a circumstance. The fact that you failed doesn’t in any means make you a failure. What I think you should be happ…

]]> By: Seun Kilanko http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2009/09/10/triple-your-rate-of-failure-and-you-might-succeed/#comment-19888 Seun Kilanko Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:28:39 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=1467#comment-19888 I think I need to add this again: Successful people know that failure is part of the learning process. Now, if that is the case, why are some of us scared of failure? Failure is just meant to simply push us forward. I think I need to add this again: Successful people know that failure is part of the learning process. Now, if that is the case, why are some of us scared of failure? Failure is just meant to simply push us forward.

]]> By: Arsalan http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2009/09/10/triple-your-rate-of-failure-and-you-might-succeed/#comment-19809 Arsalan Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:23:38 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=1467#comment-19809 I am sorry that I didn't read the rest of the comments, anyway, this took me about three days to finish, of fear that I might not like it lol, I find myself stupid, now I take your dare to fail (hence the fear) I hate you, but you rock! keep on rocking! Arsalan I am sorry that I didn’t read the rest of the comments, anyway, this took me about three days to finish, of fear that I might not like it lol, I find myself stupid, now I take your dare to fail (hence the fear)

I hate you, but you rock!

keep on rocking!
Arsalan

]]> By: quatro http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2009/09/10/triple-your-rate-of-failure-and-you-might-succeed/#comment-19734 quatro Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:46:21 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=1467#comment-19734 personally.. i agree on getting out of comfort zone because this is a learning process... great post Justin.. this is one radical move, personally.. i agree on getting out of comfort zone because this is a learning process… great post Justin.. this is one radical move,

]]> By: Marshall Jones Jr. http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2009/09/10/triple-your-rate-of-failure-and-you-might-succeed/#comment-19724 Marshall Jones Jr. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:28:30 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=1467#comment-19724 I think this might be the first time I've ever commented here, although I've followed this blog on and off for over a year now (I think it's over a year - when did you, Jonathon, start posting at Zen Habits?). Anyway, this post is fan-freakin'-tastic. I read a lot that I like, but this changed some of my goals. I'm actually lived differently since reading this post. Thanks for allowing this guest post. Here's to failing big. (By the way, I've heard of failing big from a ton of other writers, but for whatever reason, this post tipped the scale for me. Perhaps it was the measurableness of it - "triple your failure" is more measurable than "failure bigger".) Marshall Jones Jr. < I think this might be the first time I’ve ever commented here, although I’ve followed this blog on and off for over a year now (I think it’s over a year – when did you, Jonathon, start posting at Zen Habits?). Anyway, this post is fan-freakin’-tastic.

I read a lot that I like, but this changed some of my goals. I’m actually lived differently since reading this post. Thanks for allowing this guest post.

Here’s to failing big.

(By the way, I’ve heard of failing big from a ton of other writers, but for whatever reason, this post tipped the scale for me. Perhaps it was the measurableness of it – “triple your failure” is more measurable than “failure bigger”.)

Marshall Jones Jr.
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]]> By: Joe http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2009/09/10/triple-your-rate-of-failure-and-you-might-succeed/#comment-19653 Joe Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:48:08 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=1467#comment-19653 The only people who never fail never tried anything! This is so true! If only people were less afraid of failure and realised that they must fail in order to succeed! The only real failure is to never try! The only people who never fail never tried anything! This is so true! If only people were less afraid of failure and realised that they must fail in order to succeed!

The only real failure is to never try!

]]> By: Nate http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2009/09/10/triple-your-rate-of-failure-and-you-might-succeed/#comment-19512 Nate Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:39:45 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=1467#comment-19512 Awesome post. Too many people are afraid of failure. Fear holds us back from living the life we should lead. Instead, the majority of the world follow the safe route. Go to school. Get a nice, safe job with good benefits. Work, work and more work. Pay $100K for some advanced degree (optional) More work. Retire. Why not live unconventionally? Have that inkling to start your own business? Take some action and do it! The most successful people in the world faced tremendous failures in their lives. Look at Abraham Lincoln as a prime example of this. It's the ability to overcome failures and keep going that creates success. Winston Churchill said: “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” Well said! Strive for failure! It means you're learning. It means you're human. It means you're living your life to the fullest. Awesome post.

Too many people are afraid of failure. Fear holds us back from living the life we should lead. Instead, the majority of the world follow the safe route.

Go to school.
Get a nice, safe job with good benefits.
Work, work and more work.
Pay $100K for some advanced degree (optional)
More work.
Retire.

Why not live unconventionally? Have that inkling to start your own business? Take some action and do it!

The most successful people in the world faced tremendous failures in their lives. Look at Abraham Lincoln as a prime example of this. It’s the ability to overcome failures and keep going that creates success.

Winston Churchill said:

“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.”

Well said! Strive for failure! It means you’re learning. It means you’re human. It means you’re living your life to the fullest.

]]> By: bretthimself http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2009/09/10/triple-your-rate-of-failure-and-you-might-succeed/#comment-19470 bretthimself Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:53:31 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=1467#comment-19470 This post blew me away and reminded me (ironically enough; sorry Jon!) to subscribe to IM. It's so simple, yet so profound: the reason why we don't succeed is that we don't try enough because we're afraid of failure. Then, when we finally do muster up the courage to try, we end up failing because we adopt a "play to not lose" rather than a "play to win" mentality. This post teaches us to just dive in, and not care a bit about outcome. Excellent, excellent post. This post blew me away and reminded me (ironically enough; sorry Jon!) to subscribe to IM.

It’s so simple, yet so profound: the reason why we don’t succeed is that we don’t try enough because we’re afraid of failure. Then, when we finally do muster up the courage to try, we end up failing because we adopt a “play to not lose” rather than a “play to win” mentality. This post teaches us to just dive in, and not care a bit about outcome.

Excellent, excellent post.

]]> By: Shane http://www.illuminatedmind.net/2009/09/10/triple-your-rate-of-failure-and-you-might-succeed/#comment-19385 Shane Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:00:36 +0000 http://www.illuminatedmind.net/?p=1467#comment-19385 Good post, and I agree that faliure is absolutely essential to success. I've often wondered how or when we learn that faliure is supposed to be a bad thing. I know that I usually leran the most by trial and error (and that's a lot of error we're talking about). Good post, and I agree that faliure is absolutely essential to success.
I’ve often wondered how or when we learn that faliure is supposed to be a bad thing. I know that I usually leran the most by trial and error (and that’s a lot of error we’re talking about).

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