Thanks, Lori. I believe the same thing you said, thanks for saying it so well.

Great post Dennis!

Successful people are successful because they are passionate and driven just as you point out. What is also true is that successful people who tend to be the happiest are people who derive their passion from something that is not directly related to money. I would say the most successful business people are driven to produce a better product or service to help people or animals or make the planet a healthier, better place to live.

That’s exactly the mindset you need, Rick. With that, you’ll always end up successful.

Thanks Dennis. The only time I think of failure or regrets is when I DON’T TRY to do something I feel I should do, regardless of the outcome. I think Edison had a reply to a reporter who asked him about failing 10,000 times. “I didn’t fail 10,000 times. I found 9,999 things that didn’t work.”
Rick

Love this post Dennis!

Very inspiring … now to go write a post so I can link to it

This in particular is awesome:

“Give me a good solid failure any day of the week so that I can move forward!”

Appreciate you!
Andrea

I couldn’t agree more!

But I also think so many people have such a narrow vision of what “success” means to them, or how to get there. I spent YEARS following a certain business model and kept running into walls. I wouldn’t let myself explore new opportunities because I thought that would be “giving up” on myself and my business. But when I finally did decide to switch gears and try a different approach, I suddenly found myself making more money much more easily…and since then so many other things have fallen into place.

I think the key to success is to always be moving forward — not just accepting what is (like unsuccessful people do), but always seeking improvement and growth. (Even when that opportunity for improvement/growth comes in an unexpected way!)

Exactly, Sudha. Society is wrong. Failure is not usually bad, it’s a means to an end.

Failure to try is bad.

Thank you for this heartfelt post. Society and traditional education teaches this concept of failure is bad. Unlearning it is so hard and so necessary!

Really loved the post. It resonates with me.

Tom, Kelly, thanks for your comments also. I appreciate your opinions.

You got it, Stacy! Glad to hear it resonated with you.