Embracing Business and Personal Fails
We may as well make peace with what will happen anyway
2 min readAug 24, 2023
I’m having a difficult time failing in my business ventures even after I made a commitment to fail five times a month.
Why?
It’s hard to think of things to try. And what if everything you try works out? Then what? Also, if I’m busy trying new things am I keeping up with all the things I’ve already started?
Easy Fails?
Maybe I need to simplify this a little more. Here are some examples of “easy” fails:
- Go live on Facebook or Instagram and see what happens. If no one shows up is it a fail? You still tried and learned something from the experience.
- Take a chance and publish that article that is a little different from what you usually write.
- Reach out to someone you think would be a good mentor for you. They could say “no” but they could also say “yes”.
How About Some Personal Fails?
- Say hello to that interesting single man that you see at church every week.
- Start up a conversation in the check-out line. You see people do this all the time. Could be fun.
- Ask for a potential friend’s…