Question and Thought for the Day March 1, 2025
Question of the Day: Do you know how to fail?
Thought of the Day: Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill
Failure gets a bad rap. We’re taught to avoid it, to fear it, to hide from it. But here’s the truth: if you don’t know how to fail, you don’t know how to succeed.
Winston Churchill put it best: “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” That’s not just a catchy quote—it’s a roadmap for resilience.
Think about the people you admire. The great inventors, the groundbreaking entrepreneurs, the athletes at the top of their game. Every single one of them has failed—probably more times than they’ve succeeded. The difference? They didn’t let failure stop them. They let it teach them.
Do You Know How to Fail?
Most people don’t. They see failure as a dead end instead of a detour. But knowing how to fail means understanding these three things:
- Failure is feedback. It’s not a sign to quit; it’s a lesson to learn. Every mistake you make brings you closer to getting it right.
- Failure tests your commitment. If success was easy, everyone would have it. The real question isn’t whether you’ll fail—it’s whether you’ll keep going.
- Failure builds resilience. The ability to take a hit and keep moving forward is what separates those who make it from those who don’t.
So, the next time you stumble, ask yourself: Am I failing correctly? Am I learning? Am I adjusting? Am I staying in the game? If you can answer yes to those, then you’re already winning.
Because success isn’t about never falling—it’s about always failing well.