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What does it mean?
Failure is necessary because it indicates you are taking risks.
In plain terms
If you never fail, you never took real risks.
What can you take from it?
Accept failure as proof that you are trying.

Where it applies

  • career planning
  • entrepreneurship
  • personal challenges

Putting it to work

  • set ambitious goals
  • embrace setbacks
  • take calculated risks

Questions to consider

  • Are you taking enough risks?

Another view

Repeated failure without adjustment can be harmful.

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