We live in a culture that fixates on success. With personal and professional failures often filtered from our radar, we’re positioned only to appreciate the peaks in life’s journey \u2014 shying away from all valleys with fearful avoidance.<\/p>\n
Yet it’s hardly a secret that some of the most successful entrepreneurs failed before achieving remarkable results. The late Steve Jobs was famously terminated from his own company<\/em><\/a> before Apple became a household name. James Dyson<\/a> created thousands of faulty, nonfunctional prototypes before patenting his best-selling vacuum. So, why do we forget the silver linings of these legendary failures when confronted with our own mistakes?<\/p>\n For starters, a constructive attitude comes easily when looking back in the hindsight of success. We know<\/em> Jobs and Dyson didn’t fail forever, so their past mistakes might seem obsolete. But believe it or not, both innovators would caution against overlooking their errors. Through determination and self-assurance, they learned to thrive in the face of rejection \u2014 repurposing each failure into an opportunity to adjust, improve, and eventually succeed.<\/p>\n