A Rule of Thumb for Success

Seth Godin gives lots of insights in this interview, but one quick nugget to take away is this:

If I fail more than you, I win.

(The presumption of course, is that the failures we're talking about aren't the catastrophic kind. They may hurt, but they'll allow you to get back in the game and try again.)

Think about the above statement, and you'll see it has powerful implications.

Give the whole interview a watch, it's more than worth your time:

Thanks to Wisdom and Wonder for pointing me to the video.