What a cool T-shirt! I'd want one reflecting a friend's advice back when I was still using my free time for romance writing rather than teaching (which I loved even more) just because I hated to say "I quit writing romance." She asked "what if you said you finished rather than quit?" And saying "I finished romance writing" made all the difference. <3
Hey, I saw your comments in Jane Friedman's "The Bottom Line" about direct sales. :)
Anyway, after having grown up in the There's One True Way echo chamber, I've developed more of a nuanced view of failure. Or success.
The whole artsy solopreneur experience has led to info like Pixar's policy of "fail fast." But I don't do anything fast. ;) Plus, that also came from the "move fast break things" crowd.
Here lately, I've been considering one person's nightmare of failure can be another person's dream of success.
I think for us, the key is be light and agile. Pivot well. But of course the trick is always to guess whether it is time to wait and see or pivot. DIFFICULT decisions! And you're absolutely right! The same thing can be failure to one person and success to another. Fascinating dynamic. Now, the follow on question is: can we help the person who is defining the thing as failure to see it as success? Or at least the first step towards it?
I've thought about this for several days. Frankly, this started out with me thinking that the person in question needs to feel they can question long-held beliefs. That can be a tall order.
What success means for a specific individual isn't usually something we come up with on our own. Even as we modify our more traditional definitions of success, there seem to be steps. Like, starting an assessment of one's goals and how they're aligning with how one's life is working out. Do we still want out of life what we wanted five or ten years ago.
One thing gets questioned then we realize other long-held concepts could be up for grabs, too. To some folks, that in itself is scary.
Ooooo… love those last lines!! 👏👏👏✍️👊
Thanks!
I look forward to seeing what you have in store! ☺
And now I just have to finish it!
I'm very excited to learn what you've been working on! I'm still figuring out what shirt I wear.
I hadn't thought about it at all until I met Armando. Loved how he'd built his story into his products.
What a cool T-shirt! I'd want one reflecting a friend's advice back when I was still using my free time for romance writing rather than teaching (which I loved even more) just because I hated to say "I quit writing romance." She asked "what if you said you finished rather than quit?" And saying "I finished romance writing" made all the difference. <3
I love that, Laurie! That's acknowledging that you accomplished it!
Thanks for introducing me to the Icarus files. I love the idea of flying close to the sun and returning brighter.
You're welcome! I was delighted when I met him and heard his story.
Hey, I saw your comments in Jane Friedman's "The Bottom Line" about direct sales. :)
Anyway, after having grown up in the There's One True Way echo chamber, I've developed more of a nuanced view of failure. Or success.
The whole artsy solopreneur experience has led to info like Pixar's policy of "fail fast." But I don't do anything fast. ;) Plus, that also came from the "move fast break things" crowd.
Here lately, I've been considering one person's nightmare of failure can be another person's dream of success.
I think for us, the key is be light and agile. Pivot well. But of course the trick is always to guess whether it is time to wait and see or pivot. DIFFICULT decisions! And you're absolutely right! The same thing can be failure to one person and success to another. Fascinating dynamic. Now, the follow on question is: can we help the person who is defining the thing as failure to see it as success? Or at least the first step towards it?
I've thought about this for several days. Frankly, this started out with me thinking that the person in question needs to feel they can question long-held beliefs. That can be a tall order.
What success means for a specific individual isn't usually something we come up with on our own. Even as we modify our more traditional definitions of success, there seem to be steps. Like, starting an assessment of one's goals and how they're aligning with how one's life is working out. Do we still want out of life what we wanted five or ten years ago.
One thing gets questioned then we realize other long-held concepts could be up for grabs, too. To some folks, that in itself is scary.
Definitely the scariest thing possible! And yet it can be so rewarding.