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Welcome! You might be asking yourself “Why Am I Here?” Well, look no further my friend because you can find the answers to your questions inside as well as how to push against and past that and future moments of failure towards something new and exciting. (Although we would hate to see you leave!)

Resources

Failure, a Prerequisite for Success

The recipe for succeeding in any given field is hardly a mystery: good ideas, hard work, discipline, imagination, perseverance and maybe a little luck. Oh, and don’t forget failure.

Scientific American

Fantastic Failures: Scientific Setbacks Fuel Big Gains

Some of the most earth shattering investigations and discoveries are often one step backward and two steps forward.

Fred Hutch Cancer Center

The Right Kind of Wrong

Does success require avoiding failure altogether? Or perhaps failing is a natural part of the path forward.

Big Think

Why Do Some People Succeed after Failing, While Others Continue to Flounder?

Many notable success stories began in failure: Henry Ford went bankrupt before starting the Ford Motor Company; Thomas Edison and his colleagues tested thousands of materials before creating the carbon-filament light bulb. A new study dispels some of the mystery behind success after failure.

Northwestern University

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

There’s more than one thing that separates those that succeed and those that don’t. Explore the theory of "grit" as a predictor of success in this video.

TED