This is Help Wanted, the show that makes your work work for you. I'm Jason Pfizer, Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneur magazine.

And I'm money expert Nicole Lappin. On Tuesdays, Jason and I answer the helpline and help

callers solve their work problems. And on Thursdays, I give you one way to improve your work and build a career or company you love.

And it starts now.

When things go wrong, here is a question to ask yourself.

Did I just run an accidental experiment?

The answer might be yes.

And once you realize this,

you are going to feel a lot better.

Because here's the thing. Mistakes suck. They make us feel empty like

there's a vacuum where there should have been a victory. But the accidental

experiment idea completely reframes the experience.

It gives you something to ponder and explore and learn from.

I stumbled into this idea recently after something went wrong for me and it

helped me immensely. I think it can help you too. So today I will share why it works

starting with my own big mistake.

All right, so about a month or so ago,

I hosted a workshop for this newsletter community

that I host, and the stakes felt really high

because I wanted my members, my members who pay money to be part of this community, I wanted my members to be happy.

And my friend Rochelle DeVoe, she's a consumer psychology expert.

Rochelle was doing me a huge favor by hosting this session with me.

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