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A new "nontrepreneur" generation is entering the marketplace: one characterized by fear of failure and an excessive need for hand-holding. Bernard Moon dives into some of the reasons behind the declining American entrepreneurial spirit.
Bernard Moon / Apr 21 2008
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Bernard Moon writes a very transparent reflection on his experiences with startups and knowing when it's time to quit.
Bernard Moon / Apr 10 2008
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Dan Wooldridge points us to a remarkable video by Honda on the role of failure in creating success. In a time when we are terrified to fail, we must embrace the path of failure to success.
Bradley J Moore prickles when a businessperson tells the Wall Street Journal God "foreordained" an acquisition: "I believe strongly in mingling our personal Christian faith with our work. I believe God cares about my company, my deals, my desire to succeed and prosper, and I will always seek out God’s wisdom and guidance for decisions, both big and small. But I do NOT believe God owes me success by virtue of the fact that I love him and have prayed about a strategic decision."

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Black Swan moments happen to each of us at various points throughout our lives and careers. There will be few, but very significant opportunities when you least expect it and suddenly all of your future seems to hang in the balance. How will you respond? What will you do?
Each of us faces significant moments that, depending how we react, determine our lives and careers for many years to come. These are the defining moments of our lives. Everything that is going on during the in-between times—however difficult, boring or tedious—could actually be very important in the long run. So...how do you prepare?
Al Lunsford's second of three reflections on Steve Jobs' speech to the Stanford Class of 2005.
Is success always earned? Is failure? Bernard Moon reflects on a talk at TEDGlobal by Alain de Botton examining our ideas of success and failure—and questioning the assumptions underlying our judgments about both.
Glenn McMahan reflects on a view of life in which even failures can be worthwhile when friendships flourish.
Glenn McMahan / Sep 30 2009
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Purposeful practice is about striving for what is just out of reach and not quite making it; it is about grappling with tasks beyond current limitations and falling short again and again. Excellence is about stepping outside the comfort zone, training with a spirit of endeavor, and accepting the inevitability of trials and tribulations. Progress is built, in effect, upon the foundation of necessary failure. That is the essential paradox of expert performance.Matthew Syed Bounce - Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success , (p. 85), HarperCollins Publishers, 2010
All too often, long periods of continued success are undermined not by the competition but by self-inflicted wounds... Winners become sinners when confidence turns into complacency and arrogance. They over-estimate their own invincibility and under-value mundane disciplines. Whenever someone feels on top over a long period of time, they are tempted to neglect the very fundamentals that helped them succeed in the first place. They might even start to feel that the rules don't apply to them. Rosabeth Moss Kanter Why Winning Streaks End, HarvardBusiness.org, 2/8/2010

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Historians tend to focus on the reasons for success. Their fascination is with victory, and although a lot has been written about why losses occur, most historical tracts address the reasons that one side won. Winners, after all, write the histories. Yet it's interesting and important to think about military failures - particularly when we are flush with victory ... There seems to be a common historical thread running through many of the greatest military losses. Those losses in great part stem from an arrogance that begets ignorance - an ignorance of facts and developments that others are quicker to see. Admiral Bill Owens with Ed Offley Lifting the Fog of War , (p. 20), The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000