November 2, 2020 • 19 mins
Why is it OK to fail? What is the narrative you tell yourself to be OK with failure?
In a corporate context vs failing in a game. Freedom to use these words.
When is it OK to make a mistake vs failing? (Jeff Bezos' example - warehouse blueprint)
Conclusion:
Make it OK to fail.
Don't fail so bad that you will run out of lives to play again.
Yes, you learn from mistakes, but you also learn from successes. That's why vicarious learning is huge.
Learn from people who have similar stakes to you. Look at first big breaks. Not 3rd exits.
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Welcome to the Mental Fitness Podcast.
Today's entrepreneurs are mental athletes that have to know about the mind and how to keep it fit. Our goal is to increase our resilience against stress and anxiety; optimize our productivity, motivation, and optimism by learning about the human mind through psychology, neuroscience, and human behavior.
I am your host Ozan. I am a founder who has experienced the challenges of launching and growing a business and a keen student of human behavior over the last 15 years. I will share with you what I know and learn.
Hundreds of impactful behavior-changing ideas are waiting to be discovered.
Let's begin now.
In a corporate context vs failing in a game. Freedom to use these words.
When is it OK to make a mistake vs failing? (Jeff Bezos' example - warehouse blueprint)
Conclusion:
Make it OK to fail.
Don't fail so bad that you will run out of lives to play again.
Yes, you learn from mistakes, but you also learn from successes. That's why vicarious learning is huge.
Learn from people who have similar stakes to you. Look at first big breaks. Not 3rd exits.
-
Welcome to the Mental Fitness Podcast.
Today's entrepreneurs are mental athletes that have to know about the mind and how to keep it fit. Our goal is to increase our resilience against stress and anxiety; optimize our productivity, motivation, and optimism by learning about the human mind through psychology, neuroscience, and human behavior.
I am your host Ozan. I am a founder who has experienced the challenges of launching and growing a business and a keen student of human behavior over the last 15 years. I will share with you what I know and learn.
Hundreds of impactful behavior-changing ideas are waiting to be discovered.
Let's begin now.
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