Every time we attend a seminar or workshop, we may spend 2 to 8 hours on a particular topic. Yet, in recalling what we learned after 48 hours, there will only be one or two gems that we’ve stored away for future use. I took this gem away from a 3 hour meeting I attended recently.

I routinely tell my clients (and myself) that the pace we are keeping is perfect for us. We each move as fast as we can to the next level of awareness and to growth and understanding. Usually, we want to go slowly, building up to addressing that big fear. We assume that a series of smaller successes will make it easier to conquer the thing we are so frightened of.

I still stand by that principle. Your pace is perfect for you. However, I can recognize the truth in the gem I learned at that meeting: If you want to move fast, to grow exponentially, identify what you are most afraid of and start there.

In discussing this concept with a client recently, she said it sounded like the ‘Fail Forward Fast’ principle to her. The sooner you try and fail, the sooner you learn from that and move on to the next, potentially right, thing.

So, what are you most afraid of today? Willing to give it a go?

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