“Failure is feedback.” I wish I could claim those words as my own, but the credit for them goes to Peter Jones, an Irish entrepreneur and investor.

Jones is right. He goes on to say, “Don’t be put off by failure; if you don’t try something, you’ll have learnt [sic] nothing.” Those thoughts echo Google founder Larry Page, who said, “Invariably we try ten things that don’t quite work out in order to do one thing that’s successful. And we learn a lot in doing the ten things that didn’t quite work.”

In other words, failure is feedback.

In this time of muddled vision and tough choices, that’s good to keep in mind. When push comes to shove, any decision is better than no decision, because at least when you make a decision there’s an opportunity to learn something.

When growth stalls, it’s easy to lose your nerve. Don’t. Be smart, be thoughtful, and be strategic, then be decisive. If nothing else, you’ll be wiser for it tomorrow.