“Only those who dare to fail greatly achieve greatly.”– Robert Kennedy small biz rural entrepreneurship success failure

Most of our quotes and thoughts so far have been on valuing failure because it is necessary for success. Another key element is overcoming the fear of failure. Escape from Cubicle Nation has an article on Three ways to take the fear of failing head on. Don’t let the fear of failure keep you from…

“The moment avoiding failure becomes your motivator, you’re down the path of inactivity. You stumble only if you’re moving.”— Roberto Goizueta, former CEO of Coca-Cola small biz rural entrepreneurship success failure

Jeff Cornwall, The Entrepreneurial Mind, is also thinking about success and failure: Most highly successful entrepreneurs will tell you that along the road to success in their businesses they were often on the brink of failure. But they persevered. They found a way to make payroll. They found a way to make that critical sale….

“If you stay committed, your dreams can come true. I’m living proof of it. I left home at 17 and had nothing but rejections for 25 years. I wrote more than 20 screenplays, but I never gave up.” — Michael Blake, author of Dances with Wolves small biz rural entrepreneurship

“I’d rather be a failure at something I enjoy than a success at something I hate.”— George Burns small biz rural entrepreneurship success failure

“The only time you don’t fail is the last time you try anything–and it works.”— William Strong So why let an emotionally-charged word define most of our efforts? small biz rural entrepreneurship success failure