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After all, it’s not a new concept that failure isn’t a sign of weakness, but a byproduct of great effort. As T.S. Eliot said (and you’ll hear more from him later), “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
At some point, though, a creative solution that you’ve poured your heart and soul into is going to miss its mark. You know the signs: your big presentation ends in a deafeningly silent room. What you thought was a masterful deliverable either gets an immediate no, or worse, lingers for a few days before you realize it was D.O.A.
Your client calls and says, “We’ve gotta talk…”
What I have to say to that situation (definitely not the client!) is SO WHAT?
What’s important isn’t that you failed, but what happens next. By the time you finish reading this post, you’ll have a roadmap to pull yourself out of the slump and get back on track to take the next shot at success.
Start with acceptance
There’s something very important that you have to accept right away….
