#103: Dr Wally's 'Parting Shot' #2

Here’s Dr Wally’s Parting Shot #2: Any thing worth doing is worth doing poorly.

Did you get that? Any thing worth doing is worth doing poorly.

Attempting to do something worthwhile always carries the risk of failure. The only way to be sure is to try. However, when your fear of failure stops you even trying, then you have failed before you have even started.

In fact, it’s worse than that. You have also stunted your development. Why? Because if you don’t even try, then you won’t make mistakes. And making mistakes is the quickest way to learn.

How often did you fall down when you first learned to walk? Enough times, surely, for you to know that early stages of development are always perilous.

If at first you don’t succeed, don’t try and try. Instead try to fail quickly, then try something else. Failure is merely an opportunity to move on to something new.


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