Jagran Institute of Management and Mass Communication, NOIDA

Failure: The Most Intimidating Teacher!

  • Monday, August 29, 2022
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  • By Jimmc

Ahead of teachers’ day, here are a few stories of success which prove that failure is the most impactful teacher yet it remains unrecognized and unseen. Rajul Tiwari puts her view on failure by studying success of famous people.

Right from the birth of a child, to her first cry, to her first talk and walk – all her trials begin with failure. Failure teaches her what not to do and where to improve and in this way, she climbs up the ladder of success, one step at a time. When someone tries something new, success mostly doesn’t come in one go. It takes several retakes to improve and succeed . People stop trying or do not begin just because of the fear of failure, which is futile as they don’t take in the lesson, they don’t focus on improving and taking this opportunity head on. All they do is to sit in their own comfort zone and see others succeed. Only the one who dares to try and is not afraid to fail, tastes the most profound success in this world.

On the contrary, as Bill Gates – one of the most successful men in the world, puts it, “Success is the most lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking that they can’t lose.” Gates displayed an acute awareness of the perils of prosperity in his 1995 Bestseller, ‘The Road Ahead’ where he made this observation. He is right in saying so and most of us after tasting success, forget to learn as we think we are successful and the one who has success is already learned!

Another successful entrepreneur Steve Jobs knew right in the beginning that there was a chance at failure when it came to reaching out to others in his field he also knew that he has to try in order to get ahead in his life. He has to put himself out there, make connections, and learn from others in order to build his company and create successful products. In short, he was not afraid to fail, he was ready to learn from it and accept it as his road to success while he learns more and more on his way.

Here’s what Walt Disney said about failure, “It is good to have a failure while you are young because it teaches you so much. For one thing, it makes you aware that such a thing can happen to anybody, and once you have lived through the worst, you are never quite as vulnerable afterward.” All these successful people, remembered the role of failure in their life and very well knew its importance in making them learn from their mistakes. All of them had one thing in common – the courage to try and face failure.

Here’s what Walt Disney said about failure, “It is good to have a failure while you are young because it teaches you so much. For one thing, it makes you aware that such a thing can happen to anybody, and once you have lived through the worst, you are never quite as vulnerable afterward.” All these successful people, remembered the role of failure in their life and very well knew its importance in making them learn from their mistakes. All of them had one thing in common – the courage to try and face failure.

Failure is the most intimidating teacher, who makes it a point that the lesson gained either takes you towards your success or bar you from it – but serves you with this choice to take the road or not. Whatever you choose, you are still not certain that you won’t fail at something which you are confident about and comfortable with. You can fail at anything but your perseverance makes you succeed at some things – only those ones where you didn’t give up!

Rajul Tiwari (Author)

Experienced English Department Chair with a demonstrated history of working in the digital, writing and editing industry. Award winning contributions to her field. Strong educational background and professionally skilled in Writing, Content/Creative Writing, Corporate Communications, and Digital Management. Mentor to media and communication businesses / individuals with her influential credibility and expertise. She is now a faculty at JIMMC, Noida and trains students in her field of expertise.

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