It’s important to not get TOO emotionally invested into a certain idea, project, or venture to the point in which you start to measure your self worth based on the project’s success or non-success. AHH have you even done that? I have. YES, you want to achieve your goals and execute the plan to the best of your abilities, but you can’t afford to be derailed to the point of no return if the project doesn’t work out! The idea of “failure” can hinder people from having confidence, moving on, stepping out, and taking that second chance. That’s when we need to be reminded of the BIG picture and what really matters in life. And move forward. That project does NOT define you! Personally, I try to not to look at things that don’t work out as “failures.” But instead I look at it for what it is…just an idea or project that didn’t work out! #liveAlittle.
A big thanks to Lindsay letters for illustrating this for us this week. Check out the one she did last week HERE! WOOHOO!!! Have a great weekend & take some risks.
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shaina longstreet - Love this attitude. I need to work on embracing this view of failure. Its one of my biggest fears, but if I stopped calling it “failure” maybe I could move on. Thanks for another great post.
promisetangeman - AWESOME Shaina!! Glad this was helpful! I think this is a mind shift that continually needs work
Mailinh - LOVE this! My students who end up repeating a level need to hear this. Totally sharing this with them. Thank you, Promise! xx
Laurajane - thank you so much for this. i’m struggling with this right now since my photography business is kind of in the process of failing (i’m trying to stop that thought). but i’m wrapping so much of identity up in being a photographer and then feeling identityless if it doesn’t work out. i need to have better perspective about this daily. thank you for helping.
Tessa Harvey - So guilty. Thanks for the encouragement!
Hannah Beasley - Thanks for this post!! I’ve been feeling kinda down about my business failures – this really helped me. =D
Ashlee - Thanks so much for this post! Being a graphic design student in college, I’m constantly trying to avoid the notion of failure. Failure is a hard concept to grapple with. I just try to remind myself that I’m here to learn and figure what does and doesn’t work. It’s just about putting in the time and being a little fearless! I really enjoyed this!
Genevieve Gail Swinford - This is a great reminder!!! Just had a project fall through that I really REALLY wanted, but now realizing it totally wasn’t meant to be and I’m actually morphing it into something even better for another client… Funny how that works sometimes
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