Now, if we were to get pedantic about this quote, it is of course possible to "fail", but the key message to take away, is that no matter the situation and no matter the outcome, there will always be a form of feedback that can be used for re-education, experience and development.
Other related inspirational quotes which highlight the same message include...
"Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently." ~ Henry Ford
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." ~ Thomas Edison
"A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience." ~ Elbert Hubbard
Simply put, next time you don't achieve your desired outcome, whether this is passing a test, winning new business, accepted for a promotion, stop and think about why this happended.
If you are working as part of a team, have a 'lessons learnt' session to understand not only what could have been done better or differently, but how you can do this next time you are in a similar position.
Everyone fails and no one is perfect - it is however what you do with this failure and the experience you are able to gain that makes the real difference!
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