Some people have this notion that failure in business and in life, is not an option.
The truth is, failure in everything we do is inevitable.
Quitting on the other hand is not an option.
Quitting in the face of failure is the real threat to getting what we want in our business and in our lives.
Inevitably when we try something new, there will always be the risk of failure.
Failure is part of succeeding.
For us, the trick then is to not take the failure as something permanent or as a sign that what you are doing is somehow not right.
Failure is just the feedback loop to tell us that we need to try another way.
Recently, i was talking to a successful entrepreneur who told me that he noticed that the business that many business owners start is often not the business that they end up with.
Why?
Because, along the way, they change and adapt to meet the needs of their market and create a profitable business.
The journey may be different than what we expect, but if we keep the goal in mind we will eventually arrive.
Pilot’s are off course 90% of the time.
What happens is that they make constant adjustments to the plane so that they arrive at their intended destination
So if you think that you are quitting too soon, then here is my challenge to you
Stop, before you give up on your goal.
Check to see if it is the approach and not the goal that isn’t working.
Try another way.
Take a detour.
Or just stop and think
Remember :
Detours + Failure + Mishaps = Path to success