Celebrating Your Failures

Lessons from Bessemer Venture Partners

For a few, (and very rare) group of people, it is just as important to celebrate their failures alongside their successes. I think that's a smart way to go about things.

think about it:

- your successes are awesome; you can get drunk on it and fill yourself with elation every time you think about it. but deep down you wonder if you can do it again. hence 1-hit-wonders.

- your failures leave a bitter taste every time you think about it. but if you have the courage (and wisdom, as well as the masochistic desire) to view them as reminders and hints as how you can be better in the future, you continue to grow and succeed in the future, to make up for the missed opportunities in the past.

but then of course, too much of either side is somewhat unhealthy. take your pick.