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After my own personal marathon, I feel like someone needs to put me out of my misery. This week just about did me in. I wrote and received over three million dollars worth of offers, and none of them have come to fruition. Disappointed clients and 16 hour days spent working for naught. I sincerely gave it my ALL. It was beyond INTENSE...
I have a big, fat zero to show for all my efforts! Zilch... Nada...
I've had weeks like this before. Here is how I usually deal with them:
•1. I write down a synopsis of each deal. I critique myself. I look at every angle and ask myself the hard question: "what could I have done differently, knowing what I know now?"
•2. The next question asked on each deal is: "What have I learnt from this experience?"
When talking to yourself like this, it is best to do it in writing. Your subconscious takes over and guides you to places you didn't know existed. If you don't believe me, do the exercise! I swear by this methodology!
You will be surprised by the answers. I am always surprised myself and I have used this to hone my skills for many years. It probably works with all professional failures, but I've just never tried it on more trivial problems. I will be performing the exercise tonight or tomorrow. Much good will be derived from it. Who knows, maybe some of the deals that are now comatose will be revived by week's end. That's usually what happens after this exercise.
Remember: each failure brings you that much closer to your goal, if you derive the right lessons from it!
Success without failure is impossible. So, what are you waiting for: Hurry up and fail! Fail often and hard and get to your destination faster!
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