Failure Is Part of Success: Eduardo Zanatta at TEDxBYU

Humanity: Many desire success. Reality: Not all achieve it. Why? Because of one fundamental element of success: FAILURE. What does that mean to me?
Eduardo Zanatta is a senior studying business finance at BYU. He is an Italian citizen, grew up in Brazil, and served as a missionary in New Jersey. He has worked for The Academy for Creating Enterprise as its international development coordinator for two years and interned at the ACE campus in Mexico City last summer. Zanatta has also completed internships at the UK Parliament, Credit Suisse UK, and Goldman Sachs NY and is now a part-time employee at Innosight, LLC. He recently accepted a full-time offer from Innosight, LLC, in Boston and will be attending the Harvard Business School in 2014.
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[@tamfat5891]

“I might fail today but you can’t stop me from winning tomorrow”

[@Onepieceistheworstfuckinganime]

Sigh

[@peterbartley9155]

Others may not but your ( or what I really mean is my) short comings have.

[@tamfat5891]

@@peterbartley9155 dear Peter, Iam not aware of your failures but I truly believe that your determination can lead you to great things but what you’re trying must be with a whole n filled heart ❤️ 😊

[@Pie9123]

Cringe hahahaha

[@AllinoneVlogs2M]

1).don't quit too early. 2). there is no such thing as failure. 3).the past is not equal to future.

[@Penge88]

However, I like to rewatch the whole video, thank you. :)

[@CaolanMaria]

You've wrote these down like you're doing us a favour. Why would we not watch this video? You don't want success if you come here to get the info off the comments

[@lol-pl2oj]

@@CaolanMaria shut up

[@josephmusabyimana3557]

@@CaolanMaria to not waste time to continue further on your work

[@OllieHicks-Sandri]

saved my school work ty

[@Slimaz01234]

I needed this speech... after hitting rock bottom I will rethink my approach and go at it again

[@dee468]

Best wishes to you!

[@kevinctb9243]

Slimaz01234 good luck

[@Andrew_Mannstien]

A year later I needed this speech today. Hope you got back on the ball 👍

[@faridaagnes793]

same here! wish you luck😊

[@iconicbandinthemaking7026]

Best thing about rock bottom is you can only go up from here

[@nigelanicette9243]

I failed before in my life. I can relate to this. I failed a test once in my Math class in high school. Sometime later, I got better at Math in high school. I went from an F to an A eventually. It's all about the mindset, failure is an opportunity to learn and grow from your mistakes. Not to give up and convince yourself it's just not meant to be. For now on, whenever I fail in life, I see failure as a teachable moment. To improve my quality of life.

[@JaxonSmithers]

I can certainly relate to poor grades in math. Had to work hard for a B in college algebra but I got there. If I hadn’t studied 3 hours a day it wouldn’t have happened

[@ownterms49]

Don't quit too early, obstacles are testing your character

[@victorochoa3662]

Abhishek Saroha all failure is committed by the living, therefore life is a failure. The crime is life. The sentence is death.

[@rationalist455]

@@victorochoa3662 if life is failure death is reward,if you are comfortable being dead than living and struggling, you are already dead

[@eligonzales186]

Evidently you never experienced true failure

[@peterbartley9155]

Nonsense, we are not being tested, we are living. It’s for real

[@MG-gu7fu]

"We usually measure success by the outcome, not the effort"

[@OneWingedAnion]

Effort is meaningless as long as it takes you nowhere, to me

[@adrianpale2342]

@@OneWingedAnion you're talking more about low effort. The point is that the degree of effort can indicate perseverance, which is a key ingredient for success. If you immediately undermine your effort because it is "taking you nowhere," than you are more likely to simply give up, leading to permanent failure.

[@zinka4834]

I had zero motivation during online school. I basically lost a semester. Got only half of my work done and I feel awful. But now I am so pumped to do better. I can’t ever get the lost time back but I believe I can look back at it and tell myself: «never again.»

[@Alfninja]

just happenned to me, I will be better

[@InvestWithOlivier]

I've failed more this year than in any other year. It's been hard. I've lost so much but at the same time gained so much and learnt so much about myself. I've been an emotional yo yo. Elated one minute. Rock bottom the next. But it's strangely been the best year of my life just because I have learnt so much..

[@frankiegunnz8066]

The same here, except didn't really learn anything and never had ups.

[@iconicbandinthemaking7026]

2020 probably hit you hard

[@GoodNewsForStrangers]

Thanks. Love the quote "The only the thing that keeps us from getting what we want, is the story we keep telling ourselves on why we can't have it."

[@Malitubee]

I love this!!!

[@jakobryce9073]

I think failure in the arts is especially painful, as it is such a ‘no guarantee’ vocation already. But the ‘not quitting too early’ idea is really about doing it because you love it, and unless we enjoy the process then we are already setting ourselves up for disappointment.

[@watersplash247]

1. don't quit too early 2. there's no such thing as failure 3. the past does not equal the future

[@kbalove1]

Thank u I failed my volleyball tryouts and negatives thoughts flooded my brain I was ready to give up I calm downed and decided to watch this video thank u

[@meltedtrash7167]

I can relate; I've been training and changing my diet for Cross Country. I haven't made it in the team for 3 years. But I'm still not sure if I should keep going...

[@christianjoyner8979]

@@meltedtrash7167 you should. Screw anybody who tells you that you can't do it. You should try again. Do 2 3 4 5 times the work you put in the year last year. When you want to quit, remember that you failed the last 3 years and this year is not an option and you arent going to care what anybody says.

[@paulcaldo6729]

Failed my basketball tryout

[@TyberiusOSU]

Yeah I need to get over my fear. Fear is the mind killer!

[@omerfawadrauf7369]

fear is a blockade on the path to knowledge

[@johnmandrake8829]

this really lifted me up thank you. I haven't failed yet, and of course no one plans to. I'm just preparing my brain to get through any outcome and keep on going for what I want.

[@andriantsitohainagauthier2901]

Thank you so much for those three principle. They will help me a lot for my future. Started a company two years ago and decided to live with my girlfriend. Then Covid came, and started I to loose everything. Now I’m back on track for a brighter future that I choose, like you say it is just practice and what you hope for that will shape my life. Thank you! 🙏

[@thebluesoldier3815]

"some times we win and some times we learn "

[@janelachowski7507]

I got terminated to work yesterday. I cant help myself but to cry a lot. I believe that having a failure in life will lead you to your success in the future.

[@LadyoftheReach]

This is a major problem for my mental health. I take failure too hard I am a teacher and my marking has been rejected my a external verifier (this is my third year) it hit me so hard... I work work and double check everything and expect so much out of students but I took it too hard when this happened. I need to learn to be kind to myself :( learn from this and not call myself a failure.

[@gamingscapepro]

Thank you Sir i was feeling depressed myself tyring to look for a new job, my current job sucks. Thank you for the supportive and inspirational words i got a new perspective to failure and i will turn it into a success. PS: Failure Is Part of Success the title is very true.

[@chaitanyavarier580]

just wat i needed..amazingly good speech..most of us find it hard to accept reality, to accept that failure is part of reality...moving on after failure and still persisting is what will bring about true success

[@rudyrigsfishing]

As a new RN this has been helpful advice. Some days I come in and everything goes right, tasks are done on time and the patients stay the course and remain stable. The next day I come in, my patients could be the polar opposite, nothing I’m doing seems to work or be enough. You feel like maybe you picked the wrong career or specialty.. don’t quit to early. Look at what could have been done better or differently. Lean on your fellow team members.

[@gcinankomzwayo4443]

Thanks. Feeling much better after hearing this.

[@pinkplutobop]

Thank you so much. I was about to cry BC I never reached for something this big and failed but this made me feel better and I already have a plan again :)

[@mohamednuraden5615]

Steph Em Same happened to me.

[@TheKRTwins]

Me too.

[@kimsu95]

Thanks for this inspirational words from eduardo. I often failed in my life. I feel frustrated but then I understand now. This is a preparation for my success.😊

[@rc7534]

I'm on the edge to give up right now, this video help me, thank you

[@mrskihore7627]

Thank you, you lift my spirits today, God bless you.

[@InnerBouquet]

Thanks so much, Eduardo. Your talk was like food for my soul! I'm smiling again!

[@iam_mulbah]

Awesome. Failure is definitely a preparation for success.

[@brenda71991]

I struggle after I make mistakes. I physically get sick. There is nobody to turn to, I have to keep it together when I truly just want to lay down and cry.

[@sinful_soul8010]

I was so in need of this. After so much efforts and yet with nothing in my hands , I need to look forward.

[@kyannabuford4223]

I failed my permit test yesterday :( going again today with a different mindset hopefully a different outcome!

[@icemans1matedude339]

Yeah keep at it. I didn’t succeed my first on the road test. But eventually you will get it

[@siddharth8333]

The only thing that keeps us from getting what we want is the story we tell ourselves that why can't I have it❤️

[@DaveTalksBusiness]

I always think about the years NASA existed before their first successful launch. It's nearly impossible to tackle a problem while anticipating everything before going in. It takes a necessary amount of assessment, evaluation and reflection to solve life's hardest challenges. Anything worth doing is hard!

[@thenewcedric]

To add to that, nobody does something perfect on their first try. Everything requires experience and trials. Failure gives you enough experience to create something magnificent.

[@DaveTalksBusiness]

@@thenewcedric 100% Agreed

[@ay7565]

Been having a rough month of a few failures and another one today, sent me into a breakdown. This helped me come out of a dark place. Thank you

[@fanna9628]

Just keep it up 🙌

[@eddiemattison7792]

Awesome advice all kids should be taught. Ie, go out and fail as fast as you can.

[@iCupcakeMelaniex3]

Here cause I failed one of my important exam es resulting in me failing the class and in life in general

[@Barry864]

Don't worry, don't give up, try again I failed my most important exam and im trying again next time to do even better and i ain't giving up until i reach my goal

[@iCupcakeMelaniex3]

@Omega Games - Minecraft tbh I don't remember which class I was failing, but it turns out I was able to pass all my classes just not with amazing grades.

[@Hypersp4ce]

@@iCupcakeMelaniex3 still good stuff man! Keep on keeping on friend!

[@unknown8402]

inspired me so much as atm i’m doing boxing doing well but finding it tough had failures and it hurts your heart and mindset but this inspires me so much

[@ammadtalib]

Yes same idea and thoughts by Imran Juan. The more bigger goal you have the more failures are there.

[@arvinanwar14]

Just me or anyone here search this video after fail on medical exam?

[@eduardmurillo5850]

Nursing school final

[@catherinecudia2562]

I failed to one of my subjects. I’m already a graduating student in college and I failed. I can’t find encouragement that’s why I am here watching this video. I don’t how will I deal with it.

[@ramratansiyag7128]

Same here

[@kim868__4]

Same here

[@gaurisreenidhi]

Hope you're okay now ❤️

[@brenda71991]

How are you doing now?

[@HealthInspectorz]

3 years in and I failed two to three courses in my university courses. To be fair, it's upsetting but i try my best to think positively. You can always try again.

[@laneycarbaugh9385]

I’m watching this because I didn’t place at my finals for my dance team. I’m a mess. But this kinda helped me

[@НаталіяГаріпова-д4з]

I go along with the belief voiced in the video by Eduardo. There are lots of successful cases when people actually succeed after millions of failures and even become one of the best in the area. But my failures bug me so much, that sometimes I even have thoughts to give up since my mental health suffers a lot.

[@aarondurante1385]

really need this today. thank you

[@rieru264]

We had a research, my partner went home and entrusted the rest to me, but I didnt know what to do, but I tried and hoped for the best, we failed on it but we were able to get back and finish it with less mistakes compared to our last output

[@maryjl2337]

This cheered me up a little bit :) Thank you, I needed someone to tell me this

[@noorulain7560]

simple yet profound

[@jaderose5127]

Thank you.

[@NicoleWoods1992]

Vital information. I wish I had learned how vital failing is earlier on. Ultimate Life Mag covers a lot of the same topics, just from a different perspective.

[@PRChilis]

"´Cause one fundamental element of success is failure", The question is wich greater, my desire to succeed or my fear to fail" "don't quit too early", "sometimes we win, sometimes we learn", "Go and fail as faster you can" "Just keep giving your best effort" " the pass is nort equal than the future" " the only thing that keeps us from getting what we want, is the story we keep telling ourselves about why we can't have it"

[@maggiecheng9821]

Fantastic speech! Thanks for sharing this value with us.

[@aphmaaena9919]

"The only thing that's keeping us from getting what we want, is the story we keep telling ourselves about why we can't have it.. "

[@rajeshwaridas5835]

I have an exam day after tomorrow, and I am really nervous. A lot depends on this test. Sure I can take it next year again, but I really wanted to secure a good rank this time. I'm afraid I might not get it. I have practiced a lot, but I am unsure of how everything's gonna go. I'm watching this video to not lose hope and stay positive.

[@mrguy7582]

Same situation for me this week, how’d you go anyway bro

[@alingsaba]

"not everyone persist to achieve it"

[@captainspazma2002]

Im here after failing my class 1 lorry practical and it's £500 to resit. Been down all day but this video has made me realise that in 5 years time will look back and think I failed that lorry test for a reason...

[@edenalemayehu1003]

Graceful presentation

[@kayaeki]

I'm afraid to fail and always have been my entire life, people, skills thing etc. I DON'T WANT IT TO STOP ME FROM WHAT I TRULY WANT

[@commandercodyscreations6000]

I just failed a history test. This is extremely helpful. Great message, my man

[@fmtr-tv8ub]

these are not failures, these are preparations.

[@conde_bathory]

"Don't quit too early". How early is early? What about if success at something takes years, but then you got bored and decided to stop? Is there a deadline for success?

[@gentlebabarian]

Success is in your mind. Some people make millions and have everything. But they still feel like they need to win at something. Success is when you accept you did well.

[@anandateertha7865]

Excellent talk..!! Thank you..

[@Cm30000]

I crashed a car and failed my driving test this video makes me feel better

[@xasancismaanxaaji8145]

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[@xasancismaanxaaji8145]

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[@samarthhchinivar8653]

Made my thinking more stronger !!!! Bcoz i had an idea lik this to follow !! Now i ll follow it ...

[@gerardoarredondo6890]

I’m tired of failing... one day it’ll all make sense

[@reenspace1301]

we measure basis outcome and not by effort..go and fail as fast as you can !

[@fizzahaziz7583]

thank you

[@nataliasharma7736]

I failed my driving test for the second time today, doing worse than I did the first time. I feel like a failure, that my dream to pass is not going to be a reality for me anymore. I feel like giving up because I will only be wasting the money my father paid to book the tests again and again.

[@Pluripotent1234]

Did u get it now?

[@ozlemyavas5948]

I am driving for over 12 years now and this week i took a driving test in Switzerland and failed it like a boss!!! It was the worst driving that i ever performed in my life. Now if i want to drive in Switzerland, i will need to take theory exam and all the tests again. How amazing 😅 But i also think it will make me an even better driver in the end. All the mistakes i did in the driving test, thought me something. So i think i will try again ;) so should you!

[@openingshift7070]

I don’t know if you finally managed to pass the driver test, but I’m actually in the same boat as you. I’ve been driving for well over a year now and failed my first attempt at the driver test. I then went into a spiral of negative thoughts and anxiety. It took me a while to finally clear my head and I’m getting ready for a retest tomorrow morning. I realized the trick is, in order to succeed you have to learn from your mistakes. People failing driving tests is also a lot more common than you might think. There are people who might be older than both of us who are still trying to pass their driving test.

[@ammadtalib]

Past doesn't equal to future :-)

[@R0dx457]

Thank you man

[@cerealbeforemilk2161]

I found this very helpful after losing my table tennis match badly. 21-8, 21-2.

[@neilbadger4262]

As cheesy as it sounds, the option of failure is dependant upon the circumstances, or in some cases "failure is not an option". If it is for example an academic test or maybe a sporting venture, as painful as it may be, failure is an option. If however you find yourself in a situation where failing would result in death, then you either succeed or you die.

[@ajpascan499]

Neil Badger

[@reaiahjoyreyessarmiento6973]

Agree. A professor from Silicon Valley once told us that you should not consider failure as an option. Sometimes, you are given only 1 chance, and if you fail, you lost that chance forever.

[@jakethepillowsnake4098]

That's fair. I think his principles are best applied to situations where there's no real limit to your number of attempts. If you're trying to get a job or a GF/BF, it doesn't matter how many times you get turned down. You only need one yes to succeed.

[@Hardrive2677]

Trying my best isnt good enough. I cant say I succeeded until I have what I want.

[@stguyt4807]

I just took my first f in the university the feeling is so bad and sad it feels awful but im trying to understand what im going thro thanks for this nice video

[@kps.77]

7 of the best minutes on KZbin

[@gouravgoel2974]

when he said the word prepration i got goosebumps

[@mohanramsujatha]

Superb! Past in not equal to future!

[@unityvirtualproduction]

“Don’t quote me on this.” (?) These are the words of an individual who doesn’t believe his own words.

[@mrsantana7sete]

Glad to watch this, today i was kicked for a girl and im pride of my self because failure is a Basic to succed!

[@AkimboSlap]

Got fired from my job today this was useful and needed !

[@archiveofreza6828]

in 2016 im in colage , im out 2017 to reach my dream to go to out country colage i trast almost 2 years sacrefid everything , anything and i try again and for depature april 2019( its my 3rd times try) i got massage today 27 november 2018 said "i fail again" :) . and now im so depressd (again) but cause of teDx video about fail im feel be better now , i have new plan again , a wanna try collage in my counry again i hope this everything it not useless i hope it be a stair to got a succes on the future

[@mitsubachihachi9643]

Hey how are you doing??

[@gracesubba9042]

You're failure does not define you. It builds you up love:)

[@themanftheworld8439]

Failure knocks you down not build you up

[@nariahparks2948]

My basketball team is 0-16 right now and I am constantly not doing the best in algebra 2. Needed this

[@DaintyAngelic]

Wow so inspirational

[@claudiaurrea1711]

1 to never give up 2 you can never fail if you try 3 the past is not equal to the future

[@theowlfromduolingo7982]

I loved that intro

[@ajaysinghrawat7093]

Excellent message sir ji

[@gentlebabarian]

You can never rise up like a Phoenix if you never have fallen!

[@thenewcedric]

True, that is why it is also essential to experience failure for you to learn. For you to hone where you're lacking at so when the time comes you'll rise like a Phoenix from the ashes.

[@iloveyoujamescharlesyourbe8859]

I failed in school omfg I shouldn’t have pulled my teachers weave :()

[@kiddyzheng]

all these people came out to say failure is part of success, they do need to explain it bit further and deeper.

[@icemans1matedude339]

If you learn from your mistakes and look for solutions, the only factor that will affect your success is time. I have first hand experience in such a thing. Ive failed my fair share of important tests, deadlines and interviews, but as i caught my mistakes and reevaluated them, i managed to overcome them

[@jrocha4167]

What if we didn’t give our best because we were overwhelmed by fears. How do we pick up and recover from that ??

[@jennifervillegas4442]

By facing your fears because once your fearless there's nothing that can stop you.

[@jrocha4167]

@Jennifer Villegas, u mean by attempting to face them again ? Even though I have past failures ?

[@jennifervillegas4442]

@@jrocha4167 yes!! Enjoy failing 🙂

[@buihuunhatminh8401]

FAILURE. that's the lesson from Steven and this video too,

[@stguyt4807]

I failed over and over in my life thats why I succeeded

[@BrianScudamoreO2E]

What a great video! I agree completely with the saying that failures are a part of our successes. The question you asked on whether your desire to succeed or your fear of failure is greater, was so insightful! Never let the fear of failure get in the way of the potential success you could achieve! Failures are our best teachers in life and help us grow as individuals. I have a video on my channel all about making failures your friend! Great content on here! Can't wait to see more :)

[@julienofelbanaybanay786]

The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.

[@gratefulandloved9505]

A great leasson🎉

[@ESL-O.G.]

Since every one else is saying what they failed. I'm a grown man and I failed my CDL truck driving test today. But I can try again Monday 😄

[@timjim875]

I constantly failed in college, relationships, driving tests work and just life in general lol

[@connorapple006]

I dared to make first investment for my business And I lost I’m disheartened But yet here I’m to pull myself out and take a shot at it again

[@punjabitikka]

If you are not failing means you're not trying. Try try again till you succeed.

[@arianneseavey2328]

Im glad i watched this because i was scared to fail the test 😭

[@wanderlust2894]

My school life have been failures over failures I kinda lost all hopes

[@jamesk8s1]

GREAT!