Successful people often appear far ahead, but major accomplishments typically come after difficult setbacks. Management guidance emphasizes that learning happens when circumstances go badly rather than when things go well. Failure is framed as a prerequisite for later success, with evidence from a 2019 Northwestern University study. Researchers analyzed decades of venture-capital startup investments and found that winners begin as losers. The relationship depends on learning: failure supports success only when people identify what worked and what did not, then adjust their approach based on those findings.
"“I have never met a successful person in my life who learned anything when things went well,” Sinek told Chris Williamson on his podcast, Modern Wisdom. “They learned every lesson they needed to learn that helped them achieve when things went horribly wrong.”"
"“The most successful people in the world-every single one of them-hit zero or came damn close to it, almost every single time,” he continued. Failure is “the gift.”"
"Failure is “the gift.” What is the relationship between failure and success? Failure is an essential prerequisite for success, according to a 2019 study by Northwestern University researchers. To prove their point, the researchers analyzed 46 years' worth of venture-capital startup investments, among other data points."
"Wang emphasized, however, that failure only works in favor of success if you learn from it. “You have to figure out what worked and what didn't, and then focus on what needs to be done next,” Wang said."
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