August 2016 – Daily Mantras – 04

Here’s today’s mantra:

The writing says: stop being afraid of what could go wrong and think of what could go right. Try things. Be willing to fail.

The only way to grow is to fail more. Nothing worthwhile is easy and comes without failure. A few years ago, David and I took an online class at Stanford University. It was about math and growth mindset. One of the things the teacher said that really stuck with me was that we don’t learn when we solve a problem. We only learn when we make mistakes. When we fail. That’s where all the growth is. That’s when your brain pays attention.

So I want to fail more. Which really means I want to try more. I don’t want to live in the zone of safety. I don’t want to only do what I know I am good at. I don’t want to stagnate. That’s what doing all this art is about in the first place. Failing, learning, getting better.

Here’s to failing at something every single day.


Daily Mantras is a Monthly Project for June 2016. You can read more about my projects for 2016 here.

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