One of the blogs that I read on an almost daily basis had a post recently about the importance of failing in life. While this is not directly tied to leadership in itself, it is still a part of the leadership aspect that many are afraid of. I was drawn to it because it references the Olympics (and I am an obsessed fan). The points made in the post are so basic. The final question asks if you would rather succeed or be safe? It is so much easier to be safe, and I find myself leaning to that option more often than not. But in order to succeed, sometimes you do have to fail. It is also more than failing; it is learning what works and does not work. Reading the comments to the post, one person references raising their kids with the belief that they fail forward to success. I just wonder how well I am going to be able to teach my children that if I do not start embracing the success path (with all its risks) more and be more of an example to them in this area.
http://moneysavingmom.com/2014/02/need-become-expert-failing.html
I have been reading these backwards, but I think this article gives illustration to the point made in the earlier one regarding parenting where it talks about letting our children take risks to develop the leader in them. We must be willing to take calculated risks, knowing that at times we are going to fail, if we are going to be innovative leaders.
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