Saturday, August 6, 2011

I Messed up and I'm Happy about It!!!

Long Term Goals


I just finished reading Little Bets by Peter Sims.  It was an interesting book that promotes the idea that  small ideas can lead to great success.  These little ideas start off in one shape and then can morph into something completely new, as long as we aren't afraid to make a mistake.

I think that has been one of my biggest weaknesses.  After reading this book, I see that taking small, calculated chances, is not all that bad.  Here are few excerpts from the book:

"Ingenious ideas rarely spring into people's minds fully formed: they emerge through a rigorous experimental discovery approach."

"By the time they are six and half years old they stop asking questions because they quickly learn that teachers value the right answers more than provocative questions."

"By expecting to get things right at the start, we block ourselves psychologically and choke off a host of opportunities to learn.  In placing so much emphasis on minimizing errors or the risk of any kind of failure, we shut of chances to identify the insights that drive creative progress."

When I look at any success I have achieved in my career, I'm reminded that it was usually a process of trial and error.  I hope I remember this in the future, especially in this economy.


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