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Failure: why it’s a good thing … in the Business of Web Design.

Stefan Mischook

I don’t want to go on too long on how you should not be so concerned about failure … for fear of sounding like one of those self-help ‘gurus’. Ack!

But it needs to be quickly address anyhow …

Why are people so fearful of failure?

… Wait a second, that’s a really stupid question!

People hate to fail because we’ve been conditioned to think it’s terrible:

  • You can’t fail a test – your parents will punish you.
  • You can never fail a class at school – your whole academic career will be damaged.
  • You can’t ever get rejected – because you’ll never meet someone new!

The problem with this FALSE belief is that it does not reflect reality and the patterns of the most accomplished people.

… To get anywhere, you have to try and fail. And then try again … and fail. And then try again.

WHY FAILURE IS A GOOD THING

When you fail at something, you can be sure that you are moving towards developing a new skill. If you’ve never failed, it is probably because you never challenged yourself – that’s a bad thing.

CONCLUSION

As you travel on the road to developing your web design business, you will undoubtedly face a few failures along the way.

… Don’t get too down on yourself when you do hit the expected road-blocks! Just recognize where you messed up and try not to do it again, and move on.

Stefan Mischook

www.killersites.com
www.studioweb.com

5 Responses to “Failure: why it’s a good thing … in the Business of Web Design.”

  1. Respiro Media Says:

    Stefan, I have to tell you that I don’t like the failure. [Who does?...] Definitely, I understand your point, but… somehow… I just don’t want to get there…

  2. Rambo Akel Says:

    Respiro, you are right but everyone has to fail at least one time.

  3. Stefan Mischook Says:

    I know how you guys feel. But I’ve found that my greatest learning lessons have come from my greatest failures.

    So I see them (failures) as required in business and life.

    Stefan

  4. Vilma Bharatan Says:

    Hi Stefan,
    I’ve just watched your PHP video tutorials as I wanted to find out more about setting up a dynamic website. I found it very useful as you had broken down the concepts of programming languages into smaller and easily understood bit sizes for the novice. I am only a researcher of medicinal plants and not a programmer or web developer but wanted more information as to how to go about setting up a dynamic website.
    Thank you for the excellent free tutorials, it is very much appreciated.
    Cheers,
    Vilma

  5. Stefan Mischook Says:

    Hi Vilma,

    Just go to http://www.killerphp.com … that is a good place to start.

    Stefan

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