Failure seems to be an inevitable part of the entrepreneurial process. Many of the greatest entrepreneurial success stories had failures early in their career. In order to make ourselves feel better, it seems, we often try to tell ourselves that failure is something we learn from, but author Barry Moltz says that's not always true -- sometimes failure just sucks. Sometimes, no matter your best efforts, it just doesn't work out -- look for the lesson, and there's not one there.

In his latest book, Bounce! Failure, Resiliency, and Confidence to Achieve Your Next Great Success (Compare Prices), Moltz explores how we cope with failure, as well as how to define success on your own terms.

I've arranged for an exclusive excerpt from the book entitled Failure Makes Choices", and caught up with Barry for an interview in which he shares his unconventional wisdom on success and failure. Enjoy!