Embracing Failure and Unconventional Wisdom
Challenging conventional beliefs, Vinod Khosla encourages embracing failure as a pathway to success. His insights urge individuals to defy norms, challenge authority, and explore beyond boundaries. Through thought-provoking scenarios and unconventional advice, Khosla advocates for risk-taking, irreverence, and perseverance in the face of failure, emphasizing the insignificance of past mistakes. The narrative promotes a mindset shift towards innovative thinking and acting boldly to create one's unique path to success.
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failing to succeed vinod khosla vk@khoslaventures.com 1
conventional wisdom score A s color inside the lines behave properly show respect be thoughtful, don t take risks or else you might fail!! 2
fail well, with effort and often nobody remembers your failures, & mostly they don t matter 4
be irreverent, disrespect authority disrespect experts challenge your teachers get evicted, you ll survive 5
dont worry about your score learn to explore 6
dont be proper or show good behavior! be irreverent, throw some food, throw an eraser 7
drop out of school? my daughter did! 8
be on the edge do the unexpected (don t be a doctor) 9
how many lines to connect all the dots? 10 Source: Amory Lovins, RMI
standard nine dots solution 11 Source: Amory Lovins, RMI
thinking outside the box solution 12 Source: Amory Lovins, RMI
better: use just three lines But how about just one line? 13 Source: Amory Lovins, RMI
geographers solution 14 Source: Amory Lovins, RMI
mechanical engineers solution 15 Source: Amory Lovins, RMI
wide line solution 16 Source: Amory Lovins, RMI
dont just color outside the lines fold the paper up, cut holes in it and burn it! 17
the freedom to fail gives us the freedom to succeed 19
I dont care about the failures and what people think I only care about trying what s worth trying and just do it 20
I dont mind failing, but if we succeed, it better be worth succeeding 21
ever tried. ever failed. no matter. try again. fail again. fail better." Samuel Beckett 22
it is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. Seneca 23
courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared. Eddie Rickenbacker 24
try and fail, but don't fail to try. Stephen Kaggwa 25
only those who dare fail greatly can achieve greatly. Robert F. Kennedy 26
you will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated. Maya Angelou 27
you will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated. Maya Angelou 28
I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.. Michael Jordan 29
failures are in good company teachers described him as "mentally slow, unsociable, and adrift forever in foolish dreams." I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. first flight for 4 years, methodically built on successive failures to achieve the first flight 30
when your parents tell you not to take that risk cynics never do the impossible, achieve the improbable, take on the inadvisable. Hope is only path to extraordinary success Anonymous tweet 31
mindset 33
dream the dreams & be foolish enough to try and make them come true 34
you don't do extraordinary things by attempting ordinary things, reasonable things be unreasonable! 35
question everything especially your teachers 37
if youre not failing, try harder & more! you re not taking enough risk, you are not on the edge 38
with persistence! like my stanford MBA admittance 39
Push yourself : good isn t good enough .great is barely acceptable 40
with guts and premature confidence and paranoia 42
admit when youve failed just get up and get going again 43
jump without a parachute (& annoy your parents) create necessity 44 Source: On being Certain Robert Burton
be obstinate about your vision, not your tactics 46
beware : failed strategies vs. failed tactics 50
