{"id":39128,"date":"2015-12-10T16:14:10","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T21:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=39128"},"modified":"2015-12-10T16:14:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T21:14:10","slug":"what-failure-can-teach-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/fr\/journal\/what-failure-can-teach-us\/","title":{"rendered":"What Failure Can Teach Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

My good friend and a fellow entrepreneur once told me that the more you fail, the better it is for you. I didn’t agree with him entirely, but I did see some truth. Now I understand that without failing and without starting small<\/a>, you truly can\u2019t grow.<\/p>\n

Here is how I have failed this year summed up by what I have learned on my entrepreneurial journey<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Don\u2019t take anyone’s advice\u00a0too seriously unless they: A) are members of your family you look up to,\u00a0B) are saying it passionately, or C) have a motive for your sake and want to share t<\/em>his-is-what-I-know\/have experienced<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  2. If you are working on a product or project of any sort and are lacking certain skills, don\u2019t create it without a partner who fulfills those skills. This can be a partner on any level, but certainly don\u2019t work with contractors if you don\u2019t understand their work.<\/li>\n
  3. Don\u2019t attempt anything too big and don\u2019t change the time-frame for deliverables after you haven\u2019t met them a second time. Rather, change the deliverable!<\/li>\n
  4. Don\u2019t take anything too much to heart. Each person is on their own journey and anything they say or do might have been said or done completely differently, had it occurred five seconds before.<\/li>\n
  5. Relax, rest, and rejuvenate. Rehab at the end of the year is not the answer. Often we attempt too much too quickly, in one day or one week or even one year. Until this year headaches were unfamiliar. I’ve learned mental health is mandatory!<\/li>\n
  6. Try to appreciate what you are doing<\/a> at the beginning of each morning. Five\u00a0years ago most of the activities you are doing today would have sounded fascinating, fun, and rewarding. If they suddenly bore\/irritate you, something is not right! A reminder of why and what you are doing will help this situation. Even a one-sentence manifesto above your bed can remind you of your goals and inform you of when it’s time to move on.<\/li>\n
  7. I have set goals and New Year’s resolutions<\/a> over 30 times in my life (this includes the Jewish new year and hence is a higher amount than my age). This time, I am setting them here. I aim to follow each of the above and while I will continue to fail, hopefully I will be listening to my own advice and those that should be listened to, working alongside a couple of able individuals this year, working with realistic targets (semantically and time-frame appropriate), brush off anything offensive, take care of myself, and appreciate this journey<\/a> each day because I chose it!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This piece was originally written by Sharonna Karni Cohen for Holstee.<\/em><\/p>\n

    \u2014<\/p>\n

    \"holstee_logo_2\"<\/a>Originally posted on\u00a0Holstee\u2019s Mindful Matter<\/a>, the best place to read stories and tips on how to live life fully.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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