A loved one
regularly
gives me advice
on health and fitness topics.
I listen to him.
But I’m always skeptical
about his advice.
Why?
Because he’s in
terrible health.
And those health problems
are mostly
due to his choices.
There are
plenty of people
who are in great health
giving advice.
I use my limited time
to investigate THEIR advice.
Don’t take advice
from people
who haven’t figured out
the topic of that advice
for themselves.
For every plant
I wish to grow,
I plant three seeds.
In nature,
failure is often
the default.
It is natural,
the way of things.
In business,
unfortunately,
failure is also often
the default.
More businesses fail
than succeed.
MANY more.
Because we often don’t see
the businesses that failed
before they were opened.
And EVERY successful business builder
has failed at a business,
usually at more than one business.
I’ve failed at hundreds
of businesses
from the vegetable selling business
I started when I was eight
to the Romance Novel business
I’m closing due to low sales
next year.
But that’s okay
because I kept trying
and eventually
I was successful with a couple
of businesses.
And that success made
my investment in and learning from
the failures
worthwhile.
Failure is part of
an entrepreneur’s journey.
It isn’t the end of it.
Keep going.