Failure - it's a scary word for most people. When we think of failure we normally tense and want to run from it. The typical way we think about failure is to put ourselve in the middle with success on one side and failure on the other. Something like this:
Failure> You > Success
We work toward success every day and run away from failure. We do whatever we can to avoid the embarrassement of failing and the challenges that it will bring. The interesting thing is we really should rework this equation to look more like this:
You > Failure > Success
You see, almost all really successful people have had many failures along the way. What I see in my coaching business are people that want to get as close to perfect as they can before taking action in the business because they fear doing it wrong. It's much better to take some calculated risk and learn from it, adjust where needed and move forward than to delay action and not make the progress you should.
I'm not suggesting to me reckless or irresponsible with what you do. Just don't let the need to be perfect or not make a mistake keep you from acting. You will move incredibly faster is you make a decision and implement change in your business or life and learn along the way. Who knows, maybe you have it right after all and you will see great results. But if you did miscalculate you will find that in most cases you can adjust or redirect and get an even better result.
Next time you hold back from taking action because you're not sure it is quite perfect yet, take a chance and move forward with it. You will learn a ton and make more progress than you imagine.
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Sir James Dyson, the manufacturer of the Dyson Vacuum, created 5127 prototypes before he got it right. He failed A LOT in order to succeed.
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