I’m moving from stills into video production and to learn more I recently attended some seminars where I heard a phrase that immediately struck a chord with me: “failing forward.” Of course! That’s the perfect metaphor for how one should approach a new and daunting path – we’re bound to screw up, so be sure you’re taking something from the experience that advances you toward the distant objective.
Came across an excerpt from the marketing guru Seth Godin that speaks to this strategy:
The object isn’t to be perfect. The goal isn’t to hold back until you’ve created something beyond reproach. I believe the opposite is true. Our birthright is to fail and to fail often, but to fail in search of something bigger than we can imagine.
