Failing Forward
Due to issues with my current registrar (1&1) it looks like I may not be moving the site this week after all. That detail remains to be clarified. However, in preparing to move the site, I realized just how inappropriate and… downright stuffy the title “Programming with Poise” was. I pondered for only a few minutes before discovering what I think to be a perfect fit. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept/mindset of “failing forward” – and it’s a catchy phrase, too.
On failing forward: We all screw up. Sometimes it’s big, sometimes it’s little. But it does happen. What makes the difference in {your job, your relationship, your newest project, your diet, whatever} is how you handle that failure. Do you run and hide? Ignore it? Point the finger? Shrug it off? Strong-arm your way past it? Or do you acknowledge the failure, embrace the consequences, learn from the experience, and save the little pearl of wisdom gained for the “next time”?
I like it—it caught my attention. One of my personal maxims is to always fail in the right direction. As long as you’re doing that, you can’t go wrong…sort of. :)
@Designatronics Thanks for the shout! I like to think of it as mental Judo – leveraging the momentum of a failure to learn, grow, and become better at what I do.