When I was in college, Paul Harvey was still on the radio, and we loved his stories that always ended in…“Good day.”
I’ve downloaded a bunch of those stories on my computer so I can revisit them.
So, a theme that you hear a lot is how so many of the inspirational people he talks about failed so many times before they were “overnight” successes.
And now that I’m a very wise adult, I’ve learned one giant truth about failing…
Failure Is Good
In fact, it can be your direct path to success.
When you try new, positive things, you’re at least failing towards the right system.
And if you ain’t picking up what I’m putting down, I’m going to prove it to you right now.
Failure Provides Data – Every attempt teaches us something, whether we succeed or not.
I was listening to the Founders podcast last year and found out it took James Dyson 5,271 prototypes before he found a vacuum that worked.
5,271!!!
Let’s say you begin a new schedule that you’re gonna work out three times per week – Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Like all the best laid plans, the first few weeks go swimmingly, then kids’ spring sports start, and getting to the gym at 5p is no longer an option.
So, your gym bag goes in the trunk of your car…and stays there.
You have two ways to look at it:
- You failed at sustaining your workout routine.
- You learned that kids’ sports sometimes spill into your gym time. And now you need to think of a backup plan for when you can’t get to the gym (e.g. walk during kids’ practice or before games, bring your exercise bands, find a bodyweight-only workout).
Just like Mr. Dyson (now worth $22B), the only way for us to learn lessons is through experimentation.
Each time you run an “experiment”, the more you improve your odds of success.
You’re “failing” in the right direction.
And that is why “failing” is in quotes.
STAY STRONG,
Jeff
PS – To help shorten the learning curve and get you to success faster, we can give you tools.
To be fair, none of the training programs in the 18STRONG Membership are perfect, but every day we’re experimenting in the gym to get as close as we can – which we know is a fool’s errand.
So, join us today in the 18STRONG Membership and we’ll all fail toward success together:)