Usually, I try to get right to the point in these emails (one of my favorite things to do), but I’m gonna steal the greatest intro I’ve read in a long time from The Hustle this morning:
Welcome to March, the month of college basketball, green clothing with stupid sayings like “Back that lass up” printed on them, and bosses revisiting quarterly goals with a panicked look in their eyes.
Miss you already, February.
Ah, that’s so great.
So, let’s make March 2024 different.
And you may “fail”, but…
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 a few weeks ago and found out it took James Dyson 5,271 prototypes before he found a vacuum that worked.
Let’s say you begin a new schedule that you’re gonna work out three times per week – Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Like all of 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.
And that is why “fail” 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.
You’ve got this!