Don’t be afraid to mess up, because mistakes are proof you’re trying.
Persevere even when you’ve blundered left and right.
At least you’ve identified what doesn’t work.
Challenge yourself to find another option, regardless if you’ve cycled through everything you already know.
It’s the miscalculations that introduce innovation.
Mistakes do not define you.
Do we view Thomas Edison as a failure just because his invention of the Electric Pen, the Talking Doll, and the Home Projecting Kinetoscope (and more) didn’t work out the way he envisioned? Umm… nope!
Thomas Edison is known for his statement:
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
Don’t give up. It’s that simple.
Not easy, for sure. But simple.
Keep on going.
Continue tomorrow.
Try again.
And again.
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was criticized by some for being too eager to negotiate and reconcile with apartheid’s supporters… and by others for being a communist terrorist.
He didn’t give up, even in the face of criticism on all sides.
Don’t let someone else’s opinion stop you – their view is not yours!
Someone else’s opinion doesn’t need to impact your self-worth.
Keep on. Try something different. Big goals take many turns. The ones that are not sucessful may just lead to a new innovation.
Mistakes are proof you’re trying!
Your mistakes aren’t going to stop.
There’s every certainty that you’ll make more.
Who’s going to benefit if you stop trying?
It won’t be you!
“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”
―Harriet Beecher Stowe
That’s what you’re waiting for, right?
The place and time the tide will turn is just beyond your next mistake.
Keep going.
You’re trying.
Mistakes are proof you’re trying!
If you’re in that spot where analysis paralysis has hit, try these 10 statements to give yourself a boost, and if you’re worried about how long things are taking, read this!
