Tag: Henry Ford

Find a Remedy

In the sports’ world, we find more than a few “arm-chair” quarterbacks, coaches, and officials. We often believe we have a better understanding and view of how the game should be played in the comfort of our home.

The church often follows a similar pattern. We can easily find more faults with the church than can ever be solved. However, recognizing areas of concern or fault does not change anything.

Henry Ford once said, “Don’t find fault; find a remedy.” Perhaps it is time we stand up and present a solution.

We might even modify the thought by saying, “Don’t find fault, unless you plan to present a remedy.”

Failing as a Leader

No one gets excited about failure. One of the areas listed as most feared by people is a fear of failure. Henry Ford said, “Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”

Our society is one that honors and thrives on success.

There are employers that rush employees into failure. They actually want people to fail because of the benefit for each person.

Through failure people learn what does not work, eliminating the need to try the same path.

Several have modified the idea that “success is not final, failure is not fatal.” As much as failure is unpleasant, if we learn from it, greater success will be part of the future.