Stumbling Your Way to Success

I am so fed up with perfection! It has a nasty way of getting in the way of plunging in, getting started, or moving forward. So many clients are avoiding doing the work of their dreams because of the fear that they don't have all the pieces lined up just right yet. Or maybe they have all their ducks in a row, and the location isn't right or the background music is not perfect, or the stars are not lined up. Whatever is getting in the way, it is blocking your way to a juicy and vibrant life.

As Winston Churchill famously said,

 “Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.”

So, how to move from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm? 

1) Throw some spaghetti! I learned this great expression in coaching school. Throw some spaghetti against a wall and if some of it sticks, go for it! Whatever falls off is not 

meant to be.

2) Find the positive in everything: Ask yourself, what did I learn from this failure? What was great about trying? What am I proud of?

3) Celebrate your wins: We often forget to be joyous when we have success. It is so easy to bypass success and move right on to what's next. 

Take the time to celebrate what went RIGHT!

4) Expect ugliness: In order to live an exciting and fulfilling life, we must stumble and fall. It doesn't always look pretty. And that's just perfect! For without failures, we might all be living safe and humdrum lives. 

5) Laugh out loud and often: If we can't laugh at ourselves, who will? Laughing when we trip up is a form of self-acceptance, and I encourage you to laugh! It's so much better than the alternative.

What will you joyously risk today? 

Let's celebrate our failures together.