Failure? No, Just a Trial

Last week, I shared a blog content that I wrote about a book that I enjoyed reading. The book was Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara , which is a great book that every business people can find things to apply in their business life... I wanted to share my own thoughts and learnings on this book's key messages. 

However, I noticed that the content I shared got very little attention. It had much fewer views, likes and comments than my previous blog content although I spent so many times to create images from Canva with quotes from the book to make it much more attractive to the reader. 

This pushed me to lose my motivation for writing the next one this week. But this morning, I saw a tweet from Noah Kagan, whose book (Milllion Dollar Weekend) I am currently reading. He shared these data in twitter (so-called X) and reminded me what I should focus on. 

• Drake: 133 songs, 38 hits (28%) 

• Beyonce: 89 songs, 22 hits (24%) 

• Red Hot Chili Peppers: 265 songs, 13 hits (4.9%)

 +70% of their output is NOT popular.

Meanwhile, you write 1 blog post and give up immediately… 

How to overcome the fear of failure and keep creating

We all have dreams and goals that we want to achieve in our personal and professional lives. We want to write a best-selling book, launch a successful product, grow our business, or make a positive impact on the world. 

But sometimes, we face obstacles and challenges that make us doubt ourselves and our abilities. We fear that we are not good enough, that we will fail, that we will be rejected, or that we will waste our time and resources.

We compare ourselves to others who seem to have it all figured out, who have millions of followers, fans, and customers, who produce hit after hit, and who receive praise and recognition for their work.

We forget that behind every success story, there are countless trials and errors, rejections and criticisms, struggles and failures. We forget that success is not a one-time event, but a process of learning, experimenting, and improving. 

We forget that failure is not the opposite of success, but a part of it.

That’s why I was inspired by this tweet from Noah Kagan, the founder of AppSumo and a successful entrepreneur. He shared some interesting data about the hit rates of some famous artists:

 

This tweet made me realize that even the most talented and successful people in the world do not have a 100% success rate. They have to create a lot of content, products, or services before they find the ones that resonate with their audience, that solve a problem, or that make a difference.

They have to face a lot of failure, rejection, and criticism before they achieve their goals and dreams.

They have to overcome their fear of failure and keep creating.

And so do we.

If we want to succeed, we have to embrace failure as a part of our journey. We have to see it as an opportunity to learn, to grow, and to improve. We have to use it as feedback, not as a judgment.

We have to stop comparing ourselves to others, and start focusing on our own progress and potential. We have to celebrate our small wins, and appreciate our efforts and achievements. 

We have to keep creating, keep sharing, and keep adding value to the world.

Because the only way to fail is to stop trying.

So, what are you waiting for? Write that blog post, launch that product, grow that business, or make that impact. 

And don’t let failure stop you. Let it motivate you!