Why failures can mean FASTER success

[The Writer’ s Life]( December 17, 2019 Hi {NAME}, Fear of failure has been known to paralyze even the most talented people. After all, who wants to work hard at something and not have it go as planned? But today, I'll share with you a lesson I learned early on in my career that helped me quickly move on when I failed … And find more successes, more often. Of course, having the resources and proven roadmaps of the writers before you can help you achieve greater levels of success, faster. That's one reason our Infinity Program is so popular. As an Infinity member, you get access to everything AWAI publishes — now and in the future — free for life. Over 100 resources and counting! It's safe to say it's the best "value deal" of the year. But the doors are only open until tomorrow at midnight, so [go check out the new changes we've made](. This is our best Infinity offer, ever. This is your chance to set yourself up for success in 2020. [Go here for all the details.]( To your success, Rebecca Matter President, AWAI The Road to Success is Paved with Accelerated Failures By Rebecca Matter [Sharp focus on bold red word " SUCCESS" in front of a row of plain gray " FAILURE" words blurring and fading into the distance] Thomas Edison was a genius. But according to historical accounts, Edison failed 10,000 times in his storage battery experiments. When asked about these failures, Edison replied: "Why, I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Can you imagine failing 10,000 times?! The man was fearless! Failure is a fear many writers know all too well … And when you're new to the world of paid writing, it can paralyze you from even getting started in the first place. It's always been one of my biggest fears in life. As a mom, a wife, a friend, a writer, a business owner … as a college student … even as a Girl Scout selling cookies (!) … I've feared failure for as long as I can remember. Yet ironically, when it comes to marketing, failure doesn't faze me one bit. It's what actually makes me more successful. Let me explain … Early on in my career, I was told that if I wasn't failing, I wasn't marketing enough. The key was to uncover why I failed, and improve upon the lesson … ultimately becoming a more effective marketer. Then when I joined AWAI years later, I went through [AWAI's Accelerated Program for Six-Figure Copywriting]( and came across a short section called The Theory of Accelerated Failures. And I realized how valuable the lesson is to writers too. "The road to success is paved with accelerated failures." — Mark Ford According to Mark's theory, the way to become truly successful is twofold: - You must be willing to make mistakes (have failures). - You need to make most of your mistakes in the beginning of your career, and then immediately correct them. It goes like this … Let's say you've just written your first email series. You've gone through Jay White's [Email Copy Made Easy]( program, followed his instructions, put a lot of good work into writing the series, and you're pleased with what you've done. You send it off to the client, feeling proud and full of confidence. But when you ask the client for the results (you should always ask for the results!), you find out it performed mediocre at best. What went wrong?! After the initial disappointment subsides, you sit down and review the entire series more thoroughly. And right then, you see the mistake … Your copy wasn't really directed towards the reader! You talk way too much about your own experience, and never really show your reader how your experience would help them. So, what do you do next? Apply the theory of accelerated failures … First, you need to realize that you, like everyone else in the world, make mistakes. Remember, too, that since this was your first email series, it would be unrealistic to expect gangbuster results. So, after you've accepted the fact that you made a mistake, you must then address the second half of the theory … You must correct the mistake immediately. Instead of focusing the copy on yourself, you learn how to better establish intimacy with your reader by practicing several different techniques (tip: if you have The Six-Figure Program, you have all the techniques you need!). You then practice these techniques again … and again … until you have them down cold. And then finally, you resolve to never make that mistake again. See how that works? You make a mistake. Then you immediately correct it the first time around so it doesn't happen a second time. When you get your next assignment, you follow the same process. You correct the mistakes, learn from them, and make sure they don't happen a third time. And the process continues on and on. What this means is that in each effort you make, you'll be making "smarter" and "smarter" mistakes. That's the power that comes from accelerated failures. When you start looking at failures this way, you see them as gifts, and instead of trying to ignore them, will actually seek them out. Failures force you to look in new directions, approach different angles, and continuously learn. And that's what will make you a stronger and more successful writer. Of course, it's actually true outside of the writing world, too … Most extremely successful people reached that status because they weren't afraid to make mistakes … and because they quickly learned from them. Think about it … - Babe Ruth would never have gotten a home run if he wasn't willing to get struck out first … - Henry Ford would never have created the Model T if he gave up after his first try … - And Walt Disney would never have created Mickey Mouse if he wasn't willing to give animation one more shot after losing everything in a bad business deal … And as for Thomas Edison, well, among other U.S. patents, he went on to win 141 for storage batteries, as well as 389 for electric light and power, 195 for the phonograph, 150 for the telegraph, and 34 for the telephone. 1,093 patents in all! How's that for learning from your mistakes? So, when you sit down to write your next (or first) email, article, case study, etc., think about Thomas Edison. Remember that true success only comes through not being afraid to fail. From this day forward, resolve to never be afraid of making a mistake. Because your Thomas Edison moment might come on your third, fourth, or fifth attempt. Empowering, right? Now go out there and make some mistakes! (And then quickly learn from them and try again.) Is the fear of failure holding you back from a life of well-paid writing? Or is it something else? [Post in the comments]( … let's see if we can help! Editorial Note: There's no greater library of resources for copywriters in all stages of their career than the Infinity Program. As a member, you get all of our home study training programs and business-building resources FREE — FOR LIFE! That includes everything we've already published over the last 22+ years … AND everything we publish in the future! 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