“What if I fail again? I don’t want to fail again.” 😢

This is what my 4 year old son told me when he was playing with dominoes. Yup dominoes. He was so scared to fail again that he’d rather not do it even though he clearly wanted to.

I assumed that the fear of making mistakes or experiencing failures would not be an issue yet at this point in his life, but apparently, it is in some ways.

🥇 So, we discussed the problem (his work all came tumbling down)

📚 He told me the story. (as best as he can at this point)

🧸 I asked him to identify the cause (His “the dominoes were too near” and his hands accidentally hit one of the pieces.)

✋ Then I asked him what he can do about it. (He remembered the Hevesh5 dominoes set he was playing with came with a holder to evenly distribute the pieces)

He then went back to work.

I’m not quite sure if he got the point but I do hope he remembered the lesson. 😂

For us as adults, as a business person, a professional, somebody just starting out, it's natural to want to avoid failure at all costs.

However, failure can often be the best teacher, providing valuable insights that can help us grow and improve.

Embracing failure is about having the courage to take risks, learn from our mistakes, and keep moving forward. It's a crucial component of innovation and progress.

When we're afraid of failing, we hold ourselves back from trying new things and exploring new ideas.

But when we're comfortable with the possibility of failure, we're free to take chances and create new solutions.

So, next time you face a failure, take a moment to reflect on what you've learned and how you can use that knowledge to move forward.

Remember, failure is an opportunity to grow, not a setback.

If it was just easy, everyone would do it. ✌️