Dear Visitor,

Consider this…

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.”

-Samuel Beckett

Visitor, are you scared of failure?

Do you avoid certain situations because of the possibility of failure or even the probability of failure?

I think you are better than that. I believe one of the biggest diservices American culture has created is the unacceptance of failure. Perhaps you have heard the saying failure is not an option. In reality failure is not only a part of life is a part that should be encouraged. It is called learning. If you are not willing to fail how much success will you ever be able to achieve.

Don’t confuse failure in attempts with failure to attempt however. You can never succeed if you don’t try, therefore try,try,try again. It’s part of our class rubric. How far are you willing to go. How hard are you willing to try to fail….and succeed. Success is not always measured upon a final product but often the journey that got you there. If you are willing to take this journey you will love design.

My modern interpretation of Samuel Beckett’s quote..”Go big or go home!”

As the feature image for this today’s post shows (you may remember) failure hurts but its not the end of Manning, the Broncos, or even Moore. The Broncos …and Rahim Moore, certainly failed but I am willing to bet they will try, fail, try, fail, and of course we all hope try again and succeed in the big one this year. Either way they won’t simply quit when it gets challenging.

Stay Strong,
Your Captain