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Published: March 23, 2023

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You May Fail, And That’s Okay

📚 From a book called The Power of Full Engagement…

Our experience – and considerable research – suggests that setbacks are an intrinsic part of any significant change process. The motivation to make a change, and even the specific plan for doing so, may often just be the first step.

The researcher James Prochaska has found, for example, that people launching a major change in their lives often fail several times before succeeding in a sustaining way.

I’ve experienced that first-hand myself.

When I quit my job in 2010, I was super confident that I’d be earning $10,000+ per month within a year. I’d seen other people doing that just by selling simple ebooks and figured I could do the same 😎

And while I was able to earn a decent living working online for many years – mainly via freelancing – my first $10,000+ month didn’t happen until 2020.

So yeah, I tried and failed for about a decade before reaching that goal 😕

But since reaching it, I’ve only had one month where my business has earned LESS than $10,000 per month. (You can see all my finance reports here, btw)

All that to say: try not to let failure get you down.

Learn from it, pick yourself up, and take another shot.

You’ll hit a big one eventually.

About The Author
Niall Doherty – Founder and Lead Editor of eBiz Facts Born and raised in Ireland, Niall has been making a living from his laptop since quitting his office job in 2010. He's fond of basketball, once spent 44 months traveling around the world without flying, and has been featured in such publications as The Irish Times and Huffington Post. Read more...

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