English Original
David McConnell sold books door-to-door. Housewives were not interested and frequently slammed the door before he could make a sale. Instead of giving up, McConnell decided to give away a free gift—a small vial of perfume he made himself. He soon discovered the women preferred the perfume to the books. He stopped selling books and founded Avon, which became a great success.
When you do nothing, you learn nothing. But when you try and fail, you learn what doesn't work. That puts you one step closer to what will. It doesn't matter how many times you fail. What matters is that you succeed eventually.
Vincent van Gogh failed in several careers before he began to paint. And he did succeed.
Success once was enough for van Gogh. And the same is true for you—success once is enough.
中文翻译
大卫·麦康奈尔挨家挨户推销书籍。家庭主妇们对此不感兴趣，经常在他有机会推销之前就砰地关上门。麦康奈尔没有放弃，而是决定赠送一份免费礼物——一小瓶他自己制作的香水。他很快发现，比起书籍，女人们更喜欢香水。于是他停止卖书，创立了雅芳公司，并取得了巨大成功。
无所作为，便一无所获。但当你尝试并失败时，你会了解到什么是行不通的。这让你离行得通的方法更近一步。失败多少次并不重要，重要的是你终将成功。
文森特·梵高在开始绘画之前，在多个职业领域都遭遇了失败。而他最终成功了。
对梵高而言，一次成功便已足够。对你也是如此——一次成功足矣。