Don't be Afraid to Fail

I was going through loose papers on my desk today and ran into this poem. I’m glad I did because IMO it’s true.

Don’t be afraid to Fail

You’ve failed many times,

Although you may not remember.

You fell down the first time

You tried to walk.

You almost drowned the first time

You tried to swim, didn’t you?

Did you hit the ball the first time

You swung a bat?

Heavy hitters, the ones who hit the

Most home runs,

Also strike out a lot.

R.H. Macy failed seven times

Before his store in New York caught on.

English novelist John Creasey got

753 rejection slips before he published

564 books.

Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times,

But he also hit 714 home runs.

Don’t worry about failure.

Worry about the chances you miss

When you don’t even try.

A message as published in the Wall Street Journal

By United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT

Author unknown