What is failure
When things don’t go as planned.
Who was cut from his high school basketball team?
Michael Jordan.
What does failure help us do?
Learn and grow.
“Every failure is a step to success.”
A) Confucius
B) Oprah Winfrey
C) William Shakespeare
D) Anonymous
D) Anonymous → (Traditional proverb/quote with no known single author.)
What should we NOT do when we fail?
Panic.
What is success?
Achieving your goals.
How many publishers rejected J.K. Rowling before success?
12 publishers.
What is one thing failure can build in a person?
Resilience, experience
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
A) Albert Einstein
B) Thomas Edison
C) Steve Jobs
D) Winston Churchill
B) Thomas Edison → (American inventor best known for the light bulb and phonograph.)
What should we do after failing?
Reflect and learn from it.
Why is failure important on the way to success?
Because we learn from it and grow stronger.
Who was fired from his own company but later returned?
Steve Jobs.
What quality does failure help us build over time?
Experience, patience
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Martin Luther King Jr.
C) Robert F. Kennedy
D) Barack Obama
C) Robert F. Kennedy → (American politician, U.S. senator, and advocate for civil rights.)
What is the third step after reflecting?
Try again with a new approach.
What’s the difference between “failing” and “being a failure”?
Failing is temporary; being a failure is giving up completely.
What do famous people show us about failure?
That failure can be turned into motivation.
Why do we learn more from mistakes than from easy wins?
Because mistakes show us how to improve.
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”
A) Henry Ford
B) Mark Twain
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Bill Gates
A) Henry Ford → (American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company.)
Why is failure considered “normal”?
Because everyone fails sometimes.
What message does the presentation give about failure?
Failure is not the opposite of success, but a part of it.
How would the world look different if these people had given up?
We might not have Harry Potter, Apple products, or Jordan’s legacy.
How can failing once change the way we approach our goals?
It can push us to work harder and smarter.
“Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.”
A) Steve Jobs
B) Richard Branson
C) J.K. Rowling
D) Michael Jordan
B) Richard Branson → (British entrepreneur, founder of the Virgin Group.)
How can failure become the beginning of something better?
By using lessons from it to change and succeed.
It makes us stronger.