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Tag: Henry Ford

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger

A study was recently published by Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management that reminds us what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

The study looked at scientists who were applying for research grants for their papers.  They followed those who just made the cut and those who just missed it.

Ten years later, the scientists who just missed the cut were 6.1% more likely to have published a hit paper.

Which means the scientists who were rejected by the process were more likely to succeed.

This was the group that was turned down and did not get the grant money to continue their research but never stopped their quest to find answers and share them.

What didn’t kill them made them stronger.

By embracing failure, taking the lesson and persevering, they were more likely to succeed.

As Henry Ford said, “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”

What is something we can continue to work on even though we’ve been rejected?  What can we learn from the process and how can that help us grow?

Rejection is redirection.  Now that we know the new path we should be following we must start walking.

Everything happens for a reason

Everything happens for a reason.  I tried to explain that to my 12-year-old son a few weeks back when he was cut from the hockey team he played on last year.  I told him that sometimes life isn’t fair.  As an adult, you may feel that you are the most qualified for a certain job and then be passed over for a promotion.  But you’ll end up on the path you were meant to be on in the end. Continue reading

Finding an open door upon arrival

As someone who has children with two Irish grandparents and two Croatian grandparents, I understand the opportunity that immigration affords.  And as the daughter of two people who emigrated from Ireland, I am very thankful for the country that welcomed my parents with open arms.  I grew up hearing stories about the Irish famine and all the poor, destitute, hungry people who travelled across the ocean on boats to a new land.  Not knowing what to expect.  But finding an open door upon arrival. Continue reading

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