“If I fail more than you do, I win”

Seth Godin challenges you to fail and keep playing to finally succeed. Great interview by Brian Elliott, the author of Behind the Brand.

Doesn’t matter if you fail in your life when following your dream. It is all about trying new things and figuring ways to get where you want. Great analogy was presented by Seth when he described how programmers work – they just keep tweaking code until it works. The same with your life, your business or a job – you are the coder. A keyboard is in front of you – start typing.

There is so much potential in people working for big companies – they keep great ideas in their heads instead of just trying new ways to improve their businesses. “It’s better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission” – tell this to your employees if you are a manager and show them that it is OK to try…

Tags: behind the brand, brian elliott, failure, seth godin, win