You have to have the kind of personality where you're…
“You have to have the kind of personality where you're resilient and you can get up and keep moving and learn what there is. What I tell my employees is, 'I want you to make mistakes. If you're not making mistakes, you're not trying hard enough. But, when we make a mistake, let's all study it. Let's all learn from it. After that, we want to make different mistakes. We don't want to keep making the same mistakes.'”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Resilience and learning from mistakes drive growth; encourage risk‑taking, study errors, and avoid repeating them.
In simple terms: Be tough, learn from errors, and keep improving.
Embrace mistakes, analyze them, and innovate.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- team meetings
- project debriefs
- startup culture
- personal development
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you create a safe space for error?
- What systems help capture lessons?
Mistakes can demotivate if not framed constructively.