If at first you don’t succeed, try try again!
One of my all time favorite bloggers posted this amazing article today:
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/01/unrealized-projects.html
Seth’s words remind us that not only is it alright to fail…but to fail often!
At the end of the day, it is better to just go for it, and see what happens. As circus artists, isn’t that what we do anyway? Push boundaries, try new things, discover alternate solutions? There is simply no sense in fretting about what might happen. It’s better to try, fail and learn than it is to sit idle.
As artistic entrepreneurs we should NOT be afraid to fail. So long as we learn from our mistakes, and move forward with those lessons in mind, we’ll be hard pressed NOT to see the positive effects of those life lessons later on.
So how many failed attempts did it take for Thomas Edison to invent the light bulb anyway?
Does it matter now?
No.
All that matters is that he did it…So let there be light!
You’re job is to get out there and take a chance ~What are you waiting for?
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Sometimes failures are necessary for our future relative success. Each failure is like a virtual teacher, and the “failed” is a real student. As long as we learn and improve relative to ourselves in the past, we are winners. Life is about learning, using what we have learned to create with honesty and integrity, and enjoying our creation.
A dancer’s creation is his/her performance. A scientist’s creation is his/her scientific findings. A photographer’s creation is his/her meaningful image(s). etc.
So, lets celebrate what we have learned and will learn from our failures.
Loving your contribution Shary ~thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts!
I propose a toast to mistake-making…May we always learn from our actions no matter the outcome!
Cheers
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