Scott Adams' Secret to Success: Failure

Too many people expect success to come instantaneously and this article perfectly explains why it's exactly those people that are always quick to fail. Passion and 'spirit' has been romanticized by the media for far too long as being the only way to achieve true success in a business. Being suddenly filled with determination over some self-perceived interest in a field only brings you higher into the sky until you fall. While failure is almost never a pretty sight, it almost always holds the reason for your failure and being able to unearth said reason can over time allow any entrepreneur to piece together the puzzle of success.