I don't think that's actually true. I mean, obviously, I'd _like_ things to go perfectly the first time I try, but I'm resigned to the idea that they most likely will not, and that in fact they might _never_ go perfectly. Playing the guitar taught me that. :-)
So I don't stress about failure too much, and encourage my son to start small and fail from time to time.
The opposite of what Homer Simpson's advice where he said: "You tried your best and failed miserably. The lesson is, never try."
Yeah, also it might be poorly expressed of me to say that the desire for things to go perfectly is the thing that is holding people back. Maybe it's better expressed as the fear of looking bad in front of others (and often even to ourselves).
I don't think that's actually true. I mean, obviously, I'd _like_ things to go perfectly the first time I try, but I'm resigned to the idea that they most likely will not, and that in fact they might _never_ go perfectly. Playing the guitar taught me that. :-)
So I don't stress about failure too much, and encourage my son to start small and fail from time to time.
The opposite of what Homer Simpson's advice where he said: "You tried your best and failed miserably. The lesson is, never try."