Way back in the early 1980's United Technologies Corporation ran a series of thought-provoking advertisements in the Wall Street Journal.
DON’T BE AFRAID
TO FAIL
You’ve failed
many times,
although you may not
remember.
You fell down
the first time
you tried to walk.
You almost drowned
the first time
you tried to
swim, didn’t you?
Did you hit the
ball the first time
you swung a bat?
Heavy hitters,
the ones who hit the
most home runs,
also strik
out a lot.
R.H. Macy
failed seven
times before his
store in
caught on.
English novelist
John Creasey got
753 rejection slips
Before he published
564 books.
Babe Ruth struck out
1,330 times,
but he also hit
714 home runs.
Don’t worry about
failure.
Worry about the
chances you miss
when you don’t
even try.
