{"id":4405,"date":"2022-07-13T11:23:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T11:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terezrijkenberg.com\/?p=4405"},"modified":"2022-07-13T11:40:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T11:40:35","slug":"not-failing-isnt-the-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terezrijkenberg.com\/blog\/not-failing-isnt-the-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Not failing isn&#8217;t the goal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4405\" class=\"elementor elementor-4405\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-120bddb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"120bddb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;dotlife_ext_is_background_parallax&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ee85833\" data-id=\"5ee85833\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;dotlife_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2425e678 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2425e678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;dotlife_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;dotlife_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<pre>&lt;READING TIME: 4m42s&gt;<\/pre><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We spend so much time trying not to fail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We spend so much time mitigating ALL the risks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And you\u2019ll know that this is what you do if you\u2019ve often thought to yourself:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI need to find the best way forward\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI need to make the right decision\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI need to choose the perfect candidate\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI need to do the right thing here\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what is best? What is right? What is perfect?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guess what, you\u2019ll only know if it was the &#8220;best&#8221;, &#8220;right&#8221; or &#8220;perfect&#8221; way after you\u2019ve done something.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And guess what else?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every decision, choice and action you take is probably going to create some \u201cpositive\u201d and some \u201cnegative\u201d outcomes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decisions and choices are never wholly perfect or best or right.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s a fact of life.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everything will have a mix of best AND worst; perfect AND not ideal; right AND wrong. (Think back to the outcome of every decision you have ever made\u2026)<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But there are two real problems that occur when we spend so much time looking for the &#8220;best&#8221; and &#8220;perfect&#8221; and &#8220;right&#8221; solutions:<\/span><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>1) We end up choosing smaller goals<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We take the easy route, we minimize our opportunity to innovate.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we ask,<em> \u201cWhat\u2019s the \u201cbest\u201d approach?\u201d<\/em> This question literally means, <em>\u201cwhat\u2019s the most conservative approach that will reduce our ability to fail\u201d<\/em>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And it probably means you\u2019re not trying something new, you\u2019re not testing a different way that may be more efficient or more effective.<\/span><\/p><h3>2) We waste a lot of time searching for the \u201cright\u201d solution<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we\u2019re searching for the \u201cbest\u201d or \u201cright\u201d or \u201cperfect\u201d solution, it keeps us busy. This is busy work that\u2019s not productive or moving us forward.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And you could keep yourself busy with this for a long time. Because, as mentioned above, you\u2019ll only really truly know if it\u2019s the \u201cright\u201d decision only AFTER you have made it and taken action.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>But what if every decision was the best decision because you made a decision? <\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because you were willing to test something? <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because you were willing to fail and receive information that will show you whether something does or doesn&#8217;t work for your purposes?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if you could think that every failure has a greater chance of giving you the information you need, more than another hour of searching for the \u201cbest\u201d decision?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, I\u2019m not saying don\u2019t go and do your due diligence and mitigate certain risks &#8211; what I am saying is <\/span><b>check-in with yourself<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you holding yourself back from trying something new and are you keeping yourself super busy looking for the \u201cbest\u201d solution because you don\u2019t want to fail?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or are you willing to try a new approach, get the feedback and believe that it was the best decision after all because now you know something you never knew before?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not failing isn\u2019t the goal.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Yes, success is the goal, but failing is the second-best goal.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not making decisions, not taking action, not innovating, not being willing to fail &#8211; those AREN&#8217;T the goals!<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>TAKE ACTION:<\/h3><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next time you notice yourself saying or thinking <em>\u201cI need to find the best\/perfect\/right solution\u201d<\/em>, check-in and ask yourself: <\/span><ul><li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat if failure was ok? <\/span><\/em><\/li><li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;What if there was no wrong decision?&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;What would I try?&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;What would I test?&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;What would I do differently here?\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can apply these insights to large goals (e.g. strategic work goals) and even to smaller actions (e.g. communicating to a colleague)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COACHING: If you need help with overcoming limitations and challenges holding you or your team back from innovating and making impactful decisions for exponential growth, <\/span>then<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/terezrijkenberg.com\/book-a-consultation\/\">book a free consultation with me here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not failing isn&#8217;t the goal. 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