Comments on: Creating A Masterpiece By Failing Forward

By: Rich Money Habits

Rich Money Habits — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:12:30 +0000

Great article! I came across the “Failing Forward” term from a Maxwell book before but your article definitely explains it better and in a very engaging way at that. I like it.

I remember writing a similar story before when I tried to ride my bike for the first time. I failed and failed and failed many times but eventually I learned to steer it the right way. There was only one problem – I didn’t know how to stop the bike. So I had to “fail” again by intentionally turning the bike over – which got me several scratches on my arm…and yes, I also learned to stop the bike the right way after a couple more scratches. More power to you! =)
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By: admin

admin — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:45:57 +0000

MARC – Thanks for the link. Just read the story. Good stuff!

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:22:52 +0000

His career has been more of a roller coaster, but the cover story of Wired this month is on Alec Baldwin, his multiple failures, and how he learned from them:

http://www.wired.com/magazine/tag/fail/

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:04:45 +0000

great post! I like the concept of chiseling away to a masterpiece. I like the mentality of trying new things without being afraid of making a fool of yourself and messing up. Surfing sounds like fun to me even if it does take time to get a good wave. Wish I lived near a warm ocean to try it out and practice enough to get good at it. Definitely takes guts to get out there in the first place so props to you and your wife for giving it a go!

By: Ryan @ Planting Dollars

Ryan @ Planting Dollars — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:18:49 +0000

@FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com Agreed - blindly failing forward seems a bit pointless. Having an idea of what you'd like to do is what you're taking the gamble on, and the goal of course isn't failure, but success. I heard a great quote that simply said: "success lies on the other side of fear," so I think overcoming fears is one of the key elements in any successful life. Personally I saved up for a year so I could take my risk, so it wasn't much of a risk at all because I had saved enough. People who live paycheck to paycheck in their hometown I feel live at a higher risk than I do. I knew worse case scenario I would be waiting tables, but still shooting for my goal and being able to live within my means, and I was okay with that. Living a frugal life so you can achieve your larger dreams is what's most appealing. When collection agencies are calling you because you can't pay for your big house, sports car, and boat and you have too much pride to take any job out there to pay the bills you're not failing forward... you're failing period. Frugality allows you the freedom to follow passions without the weight of consumerism, which is... fabulous! .-= Ryan @ Planting Dollars´s last blog ..Thank You Samurai and Cash Money Life =-.