I fail on almost a daily basis

I fail.

And I fail on almost a daily basis.

But at least I know I am trying to be a better person, what are you doing?

—David Snyder

Failure is brutally important to your future. If you spend all your time afraid of it, you’ll never move forward.

I hope lots of people will read and follow David’s 10 Rules for Not Being a Complete Douche Bag. (OK, the title is rude, but the post is excellent.)

Hat tip to Chris Brogan for pointing this one out on Twitter.

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About Becky McCray

Becky started Small Biz Survival in 2006 to share rural business and community building stories and ideas with other small town business people. She and her husband have a small cattle ranch and are lifelong entrepreneurs. Becky is an international speaker on small business and rural topics.

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