Reframing Failure and Not Finishing Things

Most of us have heard of the concept of "Fail Fast." The idea that those who succeed are the ones who fail more often than those around them. They just never stop trying.

Rationally, I think we understand this. But emotionally, not so much.

So many of us have a voice in our head that says we never finish the things we start. Right?

A life where we complete everything we start is a life without failure. A life without growth or success.

A life where we embrace failure is a life where we start more things than we finish. So a proven and better strategy is to start more things and worry less about always completing everything.

I know, this sounds irresponsible. And just think of our image. What if people start to think of us as untrustworthy? Or someone that never follows through?

This is a risk. But I believe that we need to spend more time practicing starting new things that might not succeed. Because there is one guaranteed way to never find your calling and never accomplish anything truly meaningful to your heart and soul. Don't start anything new.

I'd rather risk starting things. And who knows? The day we find that thing that feeds us and speaks to our core, is also the day where there's also a real chance that we might just change the world.

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