The lesson is, because there will be many lemons in life, to learn to make the proverbial lemonade - and be open and honest. That's the best way of doing damage control and positioning yourself for success.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Talking through troubles, staying calm in the face of adversity, that's what my father taught me. It's an invaluable lesson because there's no shortage of adversity and mistakes to be dealt with.
I learned hard lessons, and I've taken that lesson and it's helped me become a better business person and a better leader.
The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven.
I think in every lesson there's a blessing, and there's so many blessings from all the lessons I've had to go through in life.
The biggest lessons I've learned in life have probably come from a bad situation, from an angry situation, even if I wasn't the one who was angry.
What is crucial in dealing with loss is not to lose the lesson. That makes you a winner in the most profound sense.
The single biggest lesson I learned was when a hire isn't working out fire them fast. My biggest mistakes, and where I've seen the worst results, were when I gave someone too many chances, or let a situation drift on for too long because I couldn't bring myself to terminate it.
Learning lessons is a little like reaching maturity. You're not suddenly more happy, wealthy, or powerful, but you understand the world around you better, and you're at peace with yourself. Learning life's lessons is not about making your life perfect, but about seeing life as it was meant to be.
So every single day, I found something to be grateful for and that's a powerful lesson.
Learning to appreciate those things that aren't related to success has proved the biggest lesson.