Reward Greatness & Learn from Failure!

We all know about great companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft, but are we aware of their failures?

Of course, we should celebrate the big and small wins. Nevertheless, we need not overlook the failures that were faced by ourselves or others.

I am guilty of going off and being a little peeved (Tony Robbins) when things do not go as expected or planned. However, I think that is not an excuse to try to focus on the failure, how to rectify it, and ensure that it does not happen again.

How many times in our lives have we failed and made attempts to cover it up without getting to the source of the issue? We believe that if we just focus on our strengths and positives, the negative aspects of our personalities will just disappear.

We must face failure. Most of the time, facing our failures is easier than facing someone else’s. We know the right things to say and which buttons to push with ourselves.

Yet what happens when we must talk to our colleagues, employees, or people who work with us for free? Although we know something needs to be said and done, we also understand and are aware that they are a single parent, a person who recently filed bankruptcy or someone who is the caretaker for their family member with health issues

Being cold-hearted, inconsiderate, and rude is not the best way to handle these sensitive situations. However, we must ensure that we are direct, honest, caring, and efficient with communicating when a mistake has been made.

 

Takeaways:

Always protect yourself! Contracts are an artist best friend. And a great lawyer creating and reformatting the contract is an even better friend.

~  Attorney Ronnie O’Brien Rice, Ph.D.

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