“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Thomas Edison, Inventor, Scientist and Businessman
Supposedly Thomas Edison failed to perfect the incandescent light bulb 2,000 times. I don't know if that is actually true or not, but I've enough read similar stories about him to believe he definitely failed many times before each of his inventions actually worked properly.
When learning something new, we all make mistakes. And sometimes we feel as though we failed, but in reality it is part of the learning process. We grow when we do something wrong. We know not to do "it" that way again. When you try a new method of working your business - perhaps a new way to present your product - if you get poor responses to that new presentation, you know not to repeat that method again. Perhaps the method failed, but you did not.
If you we never take risks, try something new, you will never discover what really works best for you. Your business may go along supporting itself, but never quite "taking off." Because a co-worker is successful with a certain manner of selling your product doesn't guarantee it will work for you.
So, go out there, discover what does works for you. What's the worst thing that can happen?
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