I recently had a conversation with my mentor, James Wedmore, and he said something so profound that I just had to share.
“We must make the conscious decision to reframe our situation. We can choose to believe we failed or we can choose to believe we learned a lesson.”
>>Friend, thinking of an experience as a failure is a choice.<<
*Listen: I know it sounds silly and, quite frankly, completely out of touch.*
But working with James over the years has taught me that we don’t have failures, we have lessons…especially as business owners.
Here are 3 personal business lessons I’ve made that I could have seen as failures, but I chose to look at as lessons:
Back in 2016, I had a dream to host a live event for entrepreneurs, complete with lessons, a workbook, and a champagne toast at the end.
Y’all, the investment we put into this event was over 6 figures and my husband, JD, and I were in SO over our heads.
The lesson: I don’t regret the experience because I learned that the first time I try something new, it doesn’t have to be perfect… it doesn’t even have to be good.
JD and I launched Social Curator in June of 2017 and after a successful promotional period, I told him not to tell me the numbers for the rest of the year. Then, in January of 2018, I received mind blowing news… that in 7 months, we did not gain a single new member because although people were coming in, we were losing members, too.
Those who were leaving told me they wanted a Facebook Group to connect with other members… and I didn’t listen for another 6 months.
The lesson: I learned to listen to my audience and to never put my desires above theirs.
Let me be real with you right now: For many years in my business, I dated my computer more than I dated my husband.
The irony was that I was working so much because I wanted time to enjoy time off with my husband… But in order to do that, I wasn’t putting him first in the moment.
The lesson: I finally realized that if I’m not keeping my family my top priority, I have no parameters for my success.
I have made countless mistakes, dear friend. I’m not going to lie to you.
>>But one failure doesn’t set you back. It’s your inability to stand up again that does.<<
So, how do you get back up after experiencing failure? You learn the lesson it was meant to teach you.
If you’re looking for a Community to help you get back up and turn your failures into success, Social Curator has your back, Buttercup. This is your personal invitation from my heart to yours to >>join Social Curator<< and allow this Community to show you that you are not a failure… your success is a foregone conclusion.
Life is about to get a whole lot easier.
Desperate for change, I created a Productivity Planner to help streamline my workflow and I kissed stress goodbye.
[With cherry flavored chapstick.]
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It’s basically an Instanote sent to your inbox to help push you toward your social goals and help grow your following.
You're busy, pulled in lots of directions, and trying to run a business.
In addition to all this, you know you should be posting on social media, so how do you balance it all?
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