The specific combination of “Fail early, fail often, but always fail forward” is widely attributed to author and leadership expert John C. Maxwell. He popularized the concept through his 2000 book, Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success.

But this mantra has been taken up by many in the personal improvement space. As the guest in the video clip below from the Budo Brothers podcast explains, seeking to get the failures revealed and handled as quickly as possible is a positive outlook that brings benefits to a project.

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I published another post that focuses a little more closely on Michael Jordan’s positive mindset with regards to failure, ironically entitled 10 Benefits of Positive Thinking.

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* Header image: Broken Eggs by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, is licensed under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.

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