If you have grown up in marks-obsessed India, chances are you have heard some version of the above remarks or even said them to your child. Indian parents fear failure so much that, consciously or ...

— -- Let's talk about a word no small business owner or entrepreneur ever likes to utter: "failure." Nobody wants to fail. But some failure is inevitable — at least it is if you ever hope to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. Fear of failure can be paralyzing. That nagging voice in ...

It’s important for all entrepreneurs to learn how to accept failure — it happens to everyone. Here’s how you can use it to promote success. Introducing “pre-mortems” in startups can create awareness ...

That iconic line from the film Apollo 13 comes when three astronauts face certain death and the NASA mission director inspires all the engineers on the support team to pull out all the stops to rescue ...

Failure is an inevitable, healthy, and normal part of life—and a great way to “practice” failure is though youth sport. Being able to embrace failure and grow from it are skills, and testing those ...

Many startup founders focus on external factors like market need, competition and financial management, but one often overlooked yet critical factor is their psycho-emotional resilience. Emotions ...