{"id":622,"date":"2015-02-03T23:37:56","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T23:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whywedoit.net\/blog\/?p=622"},"modified":"2015-02-03T23:37:56","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T23:37:56","slug":"embracing-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whywedoit.net\/blog\/2015\/02\/03\/embracing-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Who hasn\u2019t failed, and who will never fail again? Nobody I hang with.<\/p>\n

At Solution Tree we do everything we can to avoid failing, but when it happens we accept it.\u00a0 In-fact I want us to embrace failure.\u00a0 Sounds kind of weird I\u2019m certain, but how else can we learn if we don\u2019t try new things?\u00a0 And when you try new things, you\u2019re bound to fail sometimes.<\/p>\n

Can you recall your first attempt to ride, or teach a child how to ride, a bike. I clearly remember one attempt of teaching Charlotte, our oldest daughter. Holding on to the seat, running behind spouting epic words of encouragement, and letting go while still encouraging.\u00a0 Then kicking into a full sprint after her, as she left the sidewalk and careened down a hill directly towards an immovable Oak Tree.\u00a0 Kind of a dual failure on that one, but only one of us made a bad decision.\u00a0 Unwillingly, Sweet Charlotte helped me out by crashing prior to tree-impact.<\/p>\n

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Back to Solution Tree. If someone tries something new, and has gone through the right steps to give themselves the greatest possible chance for success, and it doesn\u2019t work out\u2026forgive but don\u2019t forget. And when I say don\u2019t forget, it by no means is in a negative, vindictive, or in a grudge holding way. If we take the time to remember what steps were taken prior to achieve the failed results, who wasn\u2019t<\/span> involved in giving council, then complete an After Action Review (AAR) to have clarity and identify ways to improve our processes, then we move forward.<\/p>\n

For instance, there was an event I championed in 2011, Author Speak, which was a financial DISASTER. Author Speak had a lot of great attributes, the concept was sound, and the 70+ authors, and the few paying attendees that were there, LOVED it. Heck I loved it.\u00a0 It is in my top 3 all time favorite Solution Tree events.\u00a0 When we analyzed the results, did an AAR, looked at the current market needs and our own internal abilities, Author Speak 2012 just didn\u2019t makes sense.\u00a0 Nor did 2013, 2014 or 2015. But wow did we learn a lot from the experience, and have used so many of those lessons to help us successfully design and launch multiple new events.<\/p>\n

So in a perfect world at Solution Tree, or in life, we shouldn\u2019t even be frustrated by our mistakes. We relive, AAR, learn, outline strategies and alternatives, and move forward with a sound informed decision.<\/p>\n

So, we do in-fact embrace failure at Solution Tree\u2026but only once.<\/p>\n

BTW, if Char had headed for that tree a second time, my wife would have had a different type of AAR with me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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