| I would argue that you can learn to succeed the same way that you learn anything else: From someone who knows how. You don't learn to speak Mandarin from failing at it. As someone who has been tagged as an overachiever by my friends (and also that I take things too seriously), as well as many sucessful accomplishments (and some failures), I have captured what I have learned about succeeding and teach it as a 'achievement coach.' I don't do stuff to brag about it, so I'll list as my biggest personal achievement being the first and only woman to win the single-handed sail boat race from San Francisco to Hawaii on my Santa Cruz 50. My very first single-handed race was just a few short months prior to the Hawaii race. How did I win a sail boat race where you have to sail the boat all alone? Primarily by learning winning strategy from others. Everyone in the race knew how to sail. This is the main reason that we applied for this round of Y Combinator. To learn from people who know how to start companies. Note that I said "primarily." There are many factors involved that I learned along the way and teach as a coach. I believe that anyone can win with the right strategies and that you don't have to fail to learn them. |