"
Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It's quite simple, really
:
Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn't at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that's where you will find success."
--
Thomas J. Watson, Sr.
American industrialist who built the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) into the largest manufacturer of electric typewriters and data-processing equipment in the world. The company grew from 235 employees in 1914 to 60,000
employees
in 200 offices throughout the country, and factories and assembly plants around the world
during his 38 years as president
.