#571: Learning To Love The F-Word… Failure

The Amy Porterfield Show

Amy Porterfield

Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

The 3 questions I ask myself every time failure comes knocking at my door It’s no secret that failure can be one of your greatest teachers in business. In fact, some of the world’s most brilliant entrepreneurs, people like Sara Blakely of Spanx, attribute their incredible success to failing over and over again. But here’s the thing. Even though we all know that failing helps you become a better, stronger entrepreneur -- why are we still so afraid of it? I’ll be honest, coming to terms with failure has been a big struggle for me as a business owner. I was brought up in an environment where failing at anything, whether it be school or sports, was just not acceptable. Because of the way I was conditioned to avoid failure as a kid, I’ve had to take a real close look at my relationship with failure as an adult -- both personally and professionally. And for me, that means making a conscious effort to use failure to my advantage instead of letting it drag me down. In fact, there are three questions that I ask myself every time I fail – and although I’m very much a work in progress, I’ve found them to be incredibly helpful. In this episode, I’m sharing those three questions with you, and it’s my hope that if you’ve also struggled with embracing failure, they’ll help you too. Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts "I love Amy and Online Marketing Made Easy." <-- If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people -- just like you -- move toward the online life and business that they desire. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, follow the podcast. I’m adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you’re not following, there’s a good chance you’ll miss out. Follow now!

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0:00.0	Raise your hand if you are ready to level up your business in 2023.
0:06.0	You're over the fluffy strategies and you're ready for tangible ones that actually get you results.
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1:21.5	forward slash playlist. I took all these risks because I wasn't afraid to fail genuinely.
1:30.7	Like I didn't want to, but in failures, a really weird word to put into this conversation, but like
1:36.4	if I didn't make the New York Times best seller list, that doesn't mean I failed with my book sales.
1:41.1	Like I feel like my book is changing lives every single day now and I'm a winner in just the
1:45.9	fact that that is true. I'm amyporterfield. X corporate girl turned CEO of a multi-seven figure
1:56.2	business, but it wasn't all that long ago that I lacked the confidence, the budget, and the time
2:02.3	to focus on growing my small but mighty business. Fast forward past many failed attempts and lessons
2:09.9	learned and you'll see the business I have today. One that changes lives and gives me more freedom
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