View email as web page | Add questia.com to your Safe Senders List

	VOLUME 2 ISSUE 13

	This man racked up impressive failures in the military, business and politics before he was elected President of the United States at age 52. Who is this person? A. John Quincy Adams B. Abraham Lincoln C. John Fitzgerald Kennedy D. William Jefferson Clinton Click here for the Quiz answer. 5 March 1953 – Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin dies at age 73. 6 March 1857 – The US Supreme Court rules in the Dred Scott case. 8 March 1918 – The first case of Spanish Flu is reported, beginning a deadly pandemic. A D V E R T I S E M E N T		You just blew it? Way to go! A broken relationship, a poor grade on a project or exam, a lost job or collapsed business venture, an athletic trouncing – there are a million ways to fail. If you happen to find yourself on the losing end of a situation, we have just one thing to say: Congratulations! Whether you're responsible for a small defeat or a major flop, you're in good company and you can recover. Beethoven, Einstein, Edison, General Douglas MacArthur, Michael Jordan, Colonel Sanders, and Clint Eastwood are just a few of many successful failures who overcame early disappointment and scorn to accomplish great things. You can bounce back if you don't let yourself sink into frustration or despair, says Lybi Ma in the Psychology Today article "Down But Not Out", and if you remember that "A lot of good can come out of a big disappointment." Ma quotes Terri Needles, PhD, who recommends accepting the setback and the fact that you may never completely know all the reasons for it, facing your fears, and patiently thinking about your next steps. Writing for Ebony, Walter Leavey talks about Facing Your Fear of Failure. "There's nothing wrong with a bit of failure," he says, "as long as you're not overwhelmed…or paralyzed by it." And Lee Anna Jackson's advice for rebounding from career mistakes, her Black Enterprise article “Looking at It Another Way" sets the stage for success in many areas. Don't waste time regretting the past, she advises. Instead, make a list of things that tripped you up and challenge them. The principle of every scrap. If you're searching online for one particular factoid—like a critical date, book title or song lyric—you'll likely find it fast. But when you're working on a project, you'll look at lots of information from many different resources. Search expert Tara Calishain says that, because you never know which useful bit will pull your research together, you must follow "The Principle of Every Scrap." Click here to learn this useful technique. A good outline steers you to writing success. No matter what kind of writing you're required to do—whether it's a research paper, a business memo or document, or even a personal letter—the process will go more smoothly and the end result will be more successful if you have a map to guide you through your main points. Discover the easy steps for creating an outline you can use to navigate your way to an effective document. Dear Nancy, My instructor has drilled into us the importance of crediting the authors of all the books and journals we use as reference for our research papers. But I'm short on time, and my paper is due soon. Do you know any shortcuts? Crunched in Crotone, Italy Click here for Nancy's response.

You are currently subscribed to Q&A!. To unsubscribe or manage your email preferences, click here. © 2007 Questia Media, Inc. The Q&A! newsletter is published by Questia Media, 24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1050, Houston, TX 77046. 888.950.2580. We respect your right to privacy. View our privacy policy.