Don't be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Failure provides experience that regretful inaction does not.
- In plain terms
- It is better to fail than to never try at all.
- What can you take from it?
- Take risks even if you might fail.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What risk are you afraid of?
- What would you regret not doing?
Another view
Repeated failure without success can be costly.
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