By Damen Choy 

In the classic management book, In Search of Excellence, by Waterman, R. et al., the authors raised many issues that determine the success potential of a company. However, I have noticed one point in this book stands out as a characteristic that resembles a habit of successful people - it is the "bias for action".

An article by Glenn Cutforth was posted in this article center: Will Power: Learning to Focus for Success . In this article, Cutforth included a comment by Henry Ward Beecher when he was asked what was the ultimate factor that contributed to his success. Beecher replied that it is the ability to concentrate on what one is doing instead of procrastinating or worrying about the results. "I don't do more, but less than other people, he said. "They do all their work three times - once in anticipation, once in actuality, and once in rumination. I do mine in actuality alone, so I end up doing things just once."

It does not matter if your original idea is good or not. If you do not have the courage to try and the willingness to stick with it, you will never know whether you would have succeeded or not. Therefore, the idea is wasted and you have missed a chance to improve an area in your life, in your business or in a personal relationship.

So remember this - there is no success or failure, but only results in your never-ending trials. You gain something no matter whether you made it or not. However, you gain nothing if you have never put it to the test.

Keep Trying! You've got nothing to lose.