A hierachy of failure(from brave to shameful)

• Mistakes! A series of failures as you follow a path of persistence long-term effort characterised by ongoing learning and a reputation that improves over time.
• The giant flame out.
• Giving up in the dip.
• Shortcuts
• Not Starting
• The critic, on the sidelines
• Empty hype
• The scam, the short-sighted selfish pitch.

It's the flameouts and the scams that get all the publicity, but it's the long term commitment that pays off. I have nothing but applause for those brave enough to fail, and fail again. It's not so much a failure as it is one more thing that won't work.

Ant the critics and the non-starters? They will get little respect from me.

Some say, "go big or stay home," but I prefer, "keep going." Drip by Drip.