Embrace Failure in 2024
Part of the “How to DREAM like Walt Disney” process, read more here.
Did you know that Walt Disney failed to secure funding for Disneyland 300 TIMES before someone said yes? 300 TIMES! This continues to blow my mind.
The truth is that for anyone I’ve ever learned of who has gone after creating something magical, failure has been a part of that journey.
The infinitely wise Master Life Coach, Brooke Castillo, puts it like this: “If it takes you thirteen hours to learn to ride a unicycle, each hour up until that last moment is a failure. It’s the only way to success!”
Unfortunately, for many of us, just knowing we may fail at something is enough to make us fail ahead of time: not even try.
How crazy is that?! Consider that yes, you may fail, at the end of 2024 you may not have created exactly what you dreamed up, but at least you will have learned something, and at least you will have probably created a part of what you are imagining!! It’s better than not even dreaming something up and trying to achieve it, right?!
What happens when we don’t even try is that we don’t get to experience any of our magic, the world doesn’t get to benefit from any of it.
Imagine if Walt Disney had decided at any point during that 300 fails process that all this failure meant that he should give up. No Disneyland?! I don’t even want to imagine life without it personally.
I believe that each of us has something just as magical and unique as Disneyland to offer the world. Yes, it will take failing to create it.
Here’s a consideration to help your mind deal with that failure, as you dream up your 2024 resolution that will bring more of your everyday magic into your life and the world.
Consider if you just knew that you had to fail 300 times or 500 times but at the end of all that failure, you would create it BECAUSE you never gave up. What do you imagine you can create when you know that you will fail AND you will succeed in the end?
Click on the image above to watch the video all about the third practice in the DREAM process.
After watching, be sure to fill out your journal form here to start trying out the practice of embracing failure as you work on dreaming up something big for 2024.
I will send a form recap to you to continue your fairy tale.
If you get stuck, or if you work better with a guide, get on my calendar, let’s chat!
P.S. Did you know that research by the American Society of Training and Development found that having an accountability partner gives you a 65% chance of completing a goal and that adding specific accountability appointments increases your chance of success by up to 95%?! Let’s create your DREAM together! Join my FREE community for DREAMers here which includes
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