Failing with style

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Failure is a difficult topic for most startups and entrepreneurs. Truth is, the people that talk about failure, tend to be outsiders. Nevertheless, failing is a great way of learning and growing.

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FAILING WITH STYLE

Poetry of Silence / Michel Schamp ©

Alex Barrera (@abarrera) alex@press42.com

Time machine / Ben Canavaggio ©

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KEEP CALMI’M NOT

THAT OLD

The Pen / Europa Newswire ©

Never asked me about failure…

Because M Happy! / Raisoull Rai ©

We are positive

Happy / Corry de Ridder ©

Don’t think it too much

Businessman in front of bookcase / Emilia Ungur ©

Mostly outsiders…

Man at Work / Jannis Werner ©

They secretly want IN

Failure?

10/365 - No Escape / Lauri Laukkanen ©

What’s failure?

“A lack of successMerriam-Webster

Surprised lemur / Mirek Osmera ©

SuccessA favorable or desired outcome“

Rich boy / Rangizzz ©

The greatest prison people live in, is the fear of what other people think.“

I do make mistakes...

“ Merriam-Webster

To misunderstand or misinterpret

Desired outcome = be wiser

TO LEARN

IS TO SUCCEED

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting

Buddhist saying

The Way (-Do)

Kaizen

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true

Life just happens

Your interpretation that matters

ALWAYS MAKE NEW MISTAKES

Sun! / Rinske Koster ©

Never lose track of what mattersLittle princess / Nelya Lukavenko ©

Ring the bell / Adrian Petrisor ©

BE HAPPY

THANK YOU!

Alex Barrera (@abarrera) alex@press42.com