Creativity is messy. Innovation isn’t linear.

You might automatically assume that as you learn and grow and mature that all of your insight and experience will propel you in a straight line towards where you want to be.

But that’s not the case. Success almost always demands a reboot. A time when you fail and then figure it out.

This is a dangerous place to find yourself.

It is a scary and uncomfortable position.

So it matters that you interpret the situation right. You’re not a loser. You might not even have made any big, terrible mistakes.

The automatic cost of doing things differently is chaos.

Taking things to the next level requires a different set of tools. It requires breakthrough of its own.

You won’t go from ordinary to awesome without a few stumbles along the way.

That whole process is frustrating and messy.

But it is to be expected.

You’re trying something new. You believe that you can do something better. The end result of your breakthrough will be massive success.

So between now and then learn from your mistakes, get all the advice you can, and believe in your mission.

The price you’re paying now will be worth it.

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  • Dan Waldschmidt

    Dan Waldschmidt is an international business strategist, speaker, author, and extreme athlete. His consulting firm solves complex marketing and business strategy problems for savvy companies all over the world. Dow Jones calls his Edgy Conversations blog one of the top sales sites on the internet. He’s been profiled in Business Week, INC Magazine, BBC, Fox News, The Today Show, and Business Insider, has been the featured guest on dozens of radio programs, and has published hundreds of articles on progressive business strategy. He is author of Edgy Conversations: How Ordinary People Achieve Outrageous Success.

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