<p>Rex Smith, editor-at-large for the Hearst newspaper, The Times Union, shares one of his earlier failures, and his thoughts on what it takes to handle failure in the very public sphere of journalism. </p> <p>Next on Failing Better.</p>

Courage and Humility: Failure in the Newsroom

They say the only things you can be sure of are death and taxes.  But there's another. At some point, we are all going to fail. But is that really bad? Failing Better talks with successful people about the times when they were less than successful, how they handled failures, how they moved on, and what part failure plays in creating their successes.