Fred Harteis Editor's Notes:  In this article, John Maxwell shares an important idea to help your business grow.

Maxwell: "You have to recognize is that it isn't necessary to internalize a mistake as a failure. Remove the "you" from failure. The truth is, successful people aren't that good, and so-called failures aren't that bad. It might only be one thing that's different. Turn it into an opportunity to learn more about what success consists of. Be really honest about what caused the failure, and find out who can help you get to your goal next time. Maybe you lacked focus or took short-cuts or didn't have the right information. Or maybe you were committing one of the biggest mistakes entrepreneurs tend to make, which is trying to rely mainly on their talent. Get rid of the ego issues that made you overconfident. The competition isn't what usually does you in--you do yourself in.

I have a sign in my office that says, "Yesterday Ended Last Night." You learn to say goodbye to yesterdays."