Indeed, there is little to assure us that our goals, no matter how carefully studied, will work according to plan. Failure is thus not something to fear, but something to expect.

But while failure is always a concern, it should never become a deterrent to act. We can take heart in the many "failures" of our century who later became our leaders and pioneers in their fields. For instance, it took Thomas Edison more than 10,000 tries before he successfully invented the light bulb. So Edison says with much wisdom, "Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless."

Inventor, writer and philosopher Benjamin Franklin agreed and understood that, "Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently."

But definitely no one understands failure more than the entrepreneur who faces his or her fair share more than others. Having far reaching responsibilities and needing to stay ahead of others to grow, it is inevitable that the entrepreneur will face many setbacks, many obstacles and constantly streaming challenges. But the entrepreneur will always prefer the possibility of failure and making mistakes than not having that option. After all, the only time you cannot fail is when you are doing nothing.

So make your failures count! Reach for something difficult instead of something safe today.