Shawn Achor Quote

We’ve all heard the usual examples: Michael Jordan cut from his high school basketball team, Walt Disney fired by a newspaper editor for not being creative enough, the Beatles turned away by a record executive who told them that guitar groups are on their way out. In fact, many of their winning mantras essentially describe the notion of falling up: I’ve failed over and over again in my life, Jordan once said, and that is why I succeed. Robert F. Kennedy said much the same: Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. And Thomas Edison, too, once claimed that he had failed his way to success.

Shawn Achor

We’ve all heard the usual examples: Michael Jordan cut from his high school basketball team, Walt Disney fired by a newspaper editor for not being creative enough, the Beatles turned away by a record executive who told them that guitar groups are on their way out. In fact, many of their winning mantras essentially describe the notion of falling up: I’ve failed over and over again in my life, Jordan once said, and that is why I succeed. Robert F. Kennedy said much the same: Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. And Thomas Edison, too, once claimed that he had failed his way to success.

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About Shawn Achor

Shawn Achor (born March 9, 1978) is an American author and speaker known for his advocacy of positive psychology. He authored The Happiness Advantage and founded GoodThink, Inc.