In any walk of life, disappointments will go before success. As Walter Wriston said, “Failure is not a crime. Failure to learn from failure is.”
When Jim Burke became the head of a new products division, his product failed and Burke expected that he would be fired.
He was called to see the chairman of the board. “Are you the one who just cost us all that money? Well, I just want to congratulate you. If you are making mistakes, that means you are taking risks, and we won't grow unless you take the risks.” Some years later, when Burke became chairman, he continued to spread the word.
By taking risk, you will accomplish more than you ever thought you could.
不管在哪一行，成功之前必定要经历失败。诚如沃尔特·里斯顿所说：“失败不是罪过。不从失败中汲取教训，那才是一种罪过。”
在吉姆·巴尔克担任新产品开发部主任时，产品开发失利了。巴尔克等着被炒鱿鱼。
他奉命去见董事长。“是你花了我们那么多钱吗？好极了，我要恭喜你！如果你在犯错误，那就表明你在冒险。如果你不冒险，我们就不可能取得进步。”几年后巴尔克接任董事长，他继续将这一观点广而告之。
如果你敢于冒险，你就会取得更多想象不到的成就。