Mistakes

Quote
“What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning - and some of them many times over - what do you find? That you can swim? Well - life is just the same as learning to swim! Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!”
-Alfred Adler

My Thoughts
It's interesting that when we were young we often made many mistakes learning something new. We fell many times learning to walk and ride a bike. We didn't stay on the ground and say "Well I guess I am not meant to be a walker.", or "I am not meant to ride bikes.". Instead we got up and kept going.

Yet oftentimes as adults we feel we must do everything right the first time. It causes stress and anxiety. We will often say "I can't do that because I don't know how.".
Have you ever considered for a moment that no one has known exactly how to do something until they've done it?
Think about that for a minute.
Here are some examples:
- It was widely believed that Mt. Everest was impossible to climb until Sir Edmund Hillary reached the top in 1953. Hillary didn't know exactly how he was going to get to the summit (and actually that was his third attempt), but he made it. Since that time around 2000 people have made it to the top.
- Prior to 1954 it was thought that no human could run one mile in under four minutes. Then Roger Bannister came along and ran it in 3:59. Now the record stands at 3:43.

We could also relate this to business. Sure there are many theories on how to set up and run a successful business, but until you actually do it you don't know how.

Remember, don't be afraid of making mistakes. Two of my mentors Paul Martinelli and Bob Proctor are often fond of saying "Do it afraid.". This is what I would like to encourage you to do.

Until next time....