Henry Ford, the Creator of the Ford Motor Company, created two other automobile companies prior to his major success. Needless to say both of those companies were miserable failures. The 'Ford & Malcomson, Ltd.' and 'The Henry Ford Company' were both initial businesses started by Henry Ford. The Henry Ford Company actually eventually had some success although it wasn't under Ford's watch as he would abandon his own company after only one year only to watch it later be renamed 'Cadillac Automobile Company'. Enough said about that one. The multi billionaire and media mogul Oprah Winfrey was at one point fired from her job as a TV reporter due to her not being suitable for television. While the inventor of the light bulb, Thomas Edison, after failing on nearly 9,000 other inventions, was quoted as saying, "I Haven't failed, I just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

In America we are taught about the importance of victory. After all, it would sound outright cruel to have a loser's circle, a last place prize or to make our loveable losers parade down our city streets after an unbearably embarrassing performance. The idea of a moral victory or embracing the lesson learned in a loss has been washed away with the longing for celebratory champagne. We often focus so much on succeeding that we get comfortable in our efforts to achieve meaningful goals.

We tend to start striving for what seems to be readily attainable rather than testing our limits and the limits of those before us. We find our victories in practicality. Being practical is safe, and often lowers our risk of failure and becoming that dreaded loser that everyone despises so much. Instead of taking out the small business loan that will help you launch the business of your dreams, you would rather take out a student loan to pursue a higher college degree because there is safety in degrees. Instead of spending time writing that book or creating that portrait that your inner passion has been longing for, you invest your time in other things such as surfing the internet for new music to download.

We avoid our dreams and passions, not because we don't enjoy them but because we are afraid that we will ultimately fail. Failure, however, plants the seed for success. As a matter of fact, you can go as far as saying that if you do not find yourself failing more in life then you are probably attempting to live less. The more you try new things the more you will fail. The bottom line is if you want to reach ultimate #Success, you need to fail more. Become an expert at failure. When you find yourself coming up short on an attempt at a new idea, business, piece of artwork or any new venture,celebrate your efforts. Give yourself a pat on the back for the trial and error process, and then work toward correcting your mistakes. Changing your perspective on losing can change your outcomes in the long run. When faced with failure, no matter the type of failure, or even how unique you feel the situation may be, remember,it's never the size of the problem it is how you handle it.