17 February 2011 ~ 12 Comments

Are You A Failure? And 5 Ways Not To Be – FA039

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How Not To Be A Failure

If you’re not having the kind of success you want in your life–you can’t get your business started, you can’t seem to make enough sales or build an audience.

This episode, as with all our shows, started from a conversation Izzy and Tim had about not reaching goals. First, at Foolish Adventure there is only one type of failure–quitting on your dreams for your life.

As long as you keep working and improving, you’ll eventually reach your goals.  You’ll build momentum and your successes will pick up speed.  When tough times hit, and they will, you’ll have the momentum to carry you through to success.

Listen to this episode if you’re not getting to your goals as quickly as you would like and learn ways to not fail.

Enjoy your Foolish Adventure,

Izzy and Tim

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  • http://www.electrictiger.com Jonathan

    I think people can also get caught up in being busy and mistaking “being busy” with “making money.” In “The e-Myth Revisited,” Gerber explains how many small businesses started by former employees fail because they don’t know how to make money, but know how to work and they don’t know the difference. It’s like working a puzzle with only 25% of the pieces.

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    Jonathan,
    You are spot on. Work and making money are two distinct things. Too many people think work equates to making money.

    Also, some types of work have less value to a customer. Just because we as business owners have to take the trash out of our office doesn’t mean a customer considers this valuable. When a business owner spends too much time on maintenance (taxes, accounting, meetings, housekeeping and more) compared to the things that actually make a company money (marketing, innovation, sales) success will be out of reach no matter how fast the business owner runs in the rat race.

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    Good article by Karol Gajda that goes with what we are saying in this episode. http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/accomplish-noevery-thing/

  • Kathryn Scott

    Just started listening to FA but what do you (izzy & Tim) think abou the emyth books – I didn’t read the first but did read the sequel – emyth revisited . Interested on you take. Thanks.

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    I thought E-Myth Revisited was more inspirational than how-to, but still a pivotal and important book for any business owner or even would-be business owner.

  • Charlotte

    Tim, will you share what are some of your money making products that you’ve made money with? You don’t have to tell the $$ of course!

    Thank you guys – your insight and honesty is appreciated.

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    I’m not sure what you mean. My products that I created or products that I have purchased and used?

  • Anonymous

    Tim… I love the part where you say there are times you just want to kickback… but then when you need to work, it’s peddle to the metal. Most creative people are like that. The kickback time is really your brain’s processing time, so don’t feel guilty about it.

  • http://twitter.com/nicxjustice nic justice

    I just listened to back to back episodes on the train today so maybe my comment isn’t on the right show but I learned that listening to Foolish Adventure isn’t working. .

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    It is learning, though since you learned that listening isn’t the same thing as working. :-)

  • http://twitter.com/mrhedberg Henrik Hedberg

    Hi guys, thanks for a great show!

    I was extremely happy when I listened to you talking about not giving up, even though being almost on the brink of financial breakdown, not refusing to get a normal job. That is exactly where I have been, and I’ve been pressured to “get a real job”. Now my business is picking up speed, and boy am I glad I stuck with it. Hearing that others have been there, and knowing that I made the right decision is such a relief to hear, because I’ve been kind of alone with my decision, and my surrounding has not been all that supportive of it.

    About learning and doing real work. Here’s another view on the subject: I think it was Brian Tracy (among others) that said that you should work on your self more than work on your business if you want to succeed. For me, spending time learning new things has made it possible to start my business, without the knowledge I wouldn’t have any business. I find that every hour spend learning something important that I can use in my business pays back at least tenfold.

    It might be a good idea to divide your work into: billable, future income-producing (like writing blog posts or working on nich-sites etc.), and learning new stuff. Finding the right balance there could be the key to the longevity of your business. Totally depends on the business, of course.

    Keep up the good work, it is really inspiring.

  • http://FoolishAdventure.com Tim Conley

    Being a life-long learner is key to succeeding. As soon as you stop, you begin to decline eventually you’ll fail. Thanks for your inspiring story. And here’s to your continued success.