Showing posts with label failure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label failure. Show all posts
Friday, April 6, 2018

So You Made A Mistake?

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The obituary editor of a city newspaper was not one who would admit his mistakes easily. One day, he got a phone call from an irate sub...
Monday, March 10, 2014

How Much Music Can You Make?

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Imagine this. A concert violinist is performing a difficult piece in front of a large audience. Suddenly there is a loud snap that...
Monday, August 12, 2013

Destined or Determined?

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Image courtesy of  Scott Liddell A sky-diving instructor was asked, “How many successful jumps must a student make before he or s...
Monday, February 13, 2012

The Dues Paid for a Full Life

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I get this story. A computer support technician worked with a gentleman for about hour before giving up. He filed an incident report. In...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Turn ... and Come Round Right

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Not long ago a commercial airliner, whose pilot was new to New York, landed at JFK Airport. He steered the jet onto a taxiway and stopp...
Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Hard Won Wisdom

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Theodore Levitt, of the Harvard Business School, said, "Experience comes from what we have done. Wisdom comes from what we have do...
Monday, July 14, 2008

Getting It Right

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A young boy was sitting in the back seat of the car eating an apple. He poked his father in the front seat and asked, "Daddy, why do...
Monday, April 14, 2008

Making Choices

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Joseph Henry was an American scientist who served as the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He used to tell a rather strang...