We all deal with the idea of failure at some point in our lives. I really shouldn’t say “some” point but “many” points in our lives. It doesn’t matter if you are a baby just learning to walk or middle age working on a new project or charting uncharted territory in your life; failure is inevitable.
I am not trying to sound like a downer but it’s the truth. ...

I see and come in contact with people everyday that fail in their business or in the job in their business. There are certain words that I always here in connection with failure:

"It was going to happen anyway"

or

"It was just a matter of time"

or even

"That was the wrong business for me anyway"

Have you ever heard that? Or even worse, have you ever said that?

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I was recently at a university working on my Doctorate's and my instructor mentioned "The two evils: Success and Failure." When I first heard this I wondered the thought behind it. After a small amount of discussion it makes a lot of sense.

Success

You may ask, "How is success" and evil? You may say, "Success is a wonderful thing" and may be a strong desire that pushes you to do better in life and your business or career path but if not...

Many people who start a small business will have the TECHNICAL KNOWHOW to enable them to make a product or provide a service to a business (B2B) or to a consumer (B2C). In many cases they will have acquired this TECHNICAL KNOWHOW working for their employer and one day realise that they are working really hard but not getting the same rewards as their employer.
This motivates them to start up their own small business and usually in the same geographical area and in direct competition with...

I come in contact with people on almost a daily basis that have failed in their business or their job. I always hear things such as:

"It was going to happen sooner or later anyway"

"That was not the right business for me anyway"

"I tried as hard as I possible could and it was not good enough"

Have you ever heard someone say any of these things or anything like them? Worse, have you ever found yourself saying...