Coping With Failure


Recent Coping With Failure Articles

7 Signs You’re Not Entrepreneur Material

Finally ready to take the plunge? Don't--if any of these signs look familiar.  Read more

Save a Struggling Business: 8 Tips

Starting a company from scratch has its appeal, but fixing a broken company can be more profitable... and satisfying.  Read more

Are You an Overbearing Boss?

Find out if you are a bossy boss--and, if so, what you can do about it.  Read more

12 Ways to Attack Any Challenge

Stuck in a rut? Need to accomplish the impossible? Step right up. Here's how to get started.  Read more

Epic Fail: 3 Ways to Come Back Stronger

Failure is part of risk-taking for any growing business. It’s what you learn from those missteps, however, that determine future success.  Read more

How Not to Crash & Burn in Business

Running a business is like flying a plane: Lots of decisions to make and zero time to analyze them. Improve your gut instincts with these tips.  Read more

Without This Skill, You Won't Succeed

It doesn't matter what industry you're in. This is the one thing all successful people know how to do well.  Read more

7 Tricks for Every Founder’s Back Pocket

Why serial entrepreneur Seth Epstein says, among other things, that start-up founders should streak.  Read more

The Beauty of Epic Failures

They're painful. They're humiliating. And sometimes they're exactly what you need.  Read more

The Antidote to Insecurity

Give in to your insecurity and the problem will only get worse. Here's how to confront it head on.  Read more

How to Avoid Confrontation… and Still Succeed

Conflicts rarely end well, so it's natural to want to avoid them. But you can't hide from them forever.  Read more

Chip Conley: How I Overcome Fear

The founder of Joie de Vivre hotels on his new book, Emotional Equations , and the trick he uses to combat paralyzing anxiety.  Read more

Banish Your Negativity Bias

Your brain is wired for negativity--but it's probably not helping you. Here's how to fight back.  Read more

3 Steps to Build Your Business Up by Tearing it Down

Sometimes the best way to keep your business growing is to analyze what would bring it to an end.  Read more

I Love You, You’re Fired

What do you do when the product you conceived, nurtured and loved, fails to thrive?  Read more

The Stealthiest Start-up Killer

It's the threat you never see coming. In fact, even after you crash and burn you still might not recognize it.  Read more

Fail Your Way to Success

When fear gets in your way, do you choose to take the risk, or do you choose certain failure?  Read more

The 6 Biggest Reasons You’ll Fail

Can you set out to fail? Yes, in fact, you can -- if you do one of the following things.  Read more

How to Make a Brilliant Mistake

The difference between a great company and a mediocre one isn't whether it avoids mistakes. It's how much it learns when it makes them.  Read more

Why You’re Not Happy

Starting a business can be rewarding but it's hardly the road to happiness. Seven reasons why you're still unhappy.  Read more

5 Ways to Build a Resilient Company

The best companies are those that can bounce back from failure. Here's what it takes to do it well.  Read more

Celebrate Your Mistakes; You'll Learn

The best businesspeople don't know everything. They're the ones who are brave and truthful enough to admit mistakes--and learn the most from them along the way.  Read more

Surviving Bankruptcy: What to Do Now 

Ramez Toubassy, president of Brand Sense Partners and CEO of Shabby Chic, explains the steps he took to bring Shabby Chic out of bankruptcy.  Watch video

Reinvigorate a Failing Business 

Turnaround specialist Howard Tullman talks about how to bring about change--and avoid needing it in the first place. Plus, why you need employees who don't b...  Watch video

Stop Feeling Like a Big Fat Loser

The founder of an online shopping community implores other entrepreneurs to be more honest about their problems.  Read more

Why It's Good to Fail Fast

Stella and Dot founder Jessica Herrin explains why her early failure was responsible for her future success.  Read more

Reader Mail: October 2011

Readers respond to our our story about globetrotting 21-year-old Ankur Jain and our How I Did It feature package, along with columns by Jason Fried and Meg H...  Read more

The Scary Side of Entrepreneurship

Chris Savage, the founder of Wistia, on the fear of entrepreneurship  Read more

Recovering From a Blow to Your Brand's Reputation

These 10 brands attempted, some more successfully than others, to bounce back from potentially game-ending disasters. Here's what you can learn from them.  View slideshow

9 Steps to Effective Problem Solving

Problem solving is a skill that start-up founders need to learn quickly. Use these steps to guide you.  Read more

Coping With a Natural Disaster

Corey Russ’s business was nearly destroyed by a tornado--but that didn’t mean he couldn’t help his neighbors.  Read more

Surviving a Really Bad Year

Everything that could go wrong for Greg Nemeth did. He and his company survived.  Read more

Dealing With an IPO Nightmare

Dale Ball took his company public, lost control of it, then was shown the door. He talks about his lessons learned.  Read more

When the Business Fails

It’s a fact: More companies fail than succeed. So when that happens, can the marriage survive?  Read more

Growing Up as a CEO

Learning to take responsibility for your mistakes  Read more