Everyone is familiar with the popular platitude that failure today can promote success tomorrow. The exact wording can vary, but the central message always remains the same: Failure is inevitable in ...

— -- Let's talk about a word no small business owner or entrepreneur ever likes to utter: "failure." Nobody wants to fail. But some failure is inevitable — at least it is if you ever hope to ...

I consider myself to be something of an expert on failure. I’ve failed more times than I care to count, both in my personal life and my career. And some of my failures were truly epic. All joking ...

FAILURE is an inevitable part of life, yet many of us fear it as if it defines our worth. In reality, failure is one of the greatest teachers we will ever encounter. It forces us to reassess, refine ...

Failure is a dilemma. Even if your corporate culture is intolerant of failure, leaders know that the result will not be a failure-free company. It will be a culture that hides failures and cannot ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. In a world obsessed with career success stories, we rarely ...

It’s important for all entrepreneurs to learn how to accept failure — it happens to everyone. Here’s how you can use it to promote success. Introducing “pre-mortems” in startups can create awareness ...

Fear of failure is one of the biggest fears people have. Ironically, failure is an integral component of the success process. There are two distinctly different types of failure. Absolute failure is ...

Why is it that we can learn more from failure than success? While it may seem illogical, it’s true. It appears that the pain we associate with failure weighs heavier and sticks with us longer than the ...

Failure is a predictor of success. This is, without question, one of life's great ironies. And it has deep roots in the evolution of life. And it is, without hesitation, simply true. From a biological ...

Failure is often seen as something to avoid or fear, but many of the world’s most successful people have shown that failure is a crucial part of growth, learning and eventual success. Understanding ...