Another Take on What Would You Do If You Knew You Could Not Fail

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So I've been listening to this really good podcast and in it, Godin asks an interesting question. He takes a spin on one of the most common phrases amongst tech entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley:

Instead of asking "What Would You Do If You Knew You Could Not Fail", he asks: "What Would You Do If You Knew You Would Fail".

Whether you're investing in HIVE or trading stocks, this is important to think about!

What Would You Do If You Knew You Would Fail

My god, that is powerful. What would you work on if you knew that you wouldn't succeed.

What project would you pursue if you knew that you wouldn't make money from it. If you knew that it wouldn't have any material benefit on your finances?

The power of this question lies in aiming to dig deeply into what you love to do. Instead of focusing on what you do for work, it focuses on what you would be so passionate in pursuing that no amount of results would matter - since you "know" that there won't be any results.

The Funny Thing About Failing

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The funny thing about failing is that you never truly fail. If you try something and don't succeed, it is almost never a total loss.

If you are living an examined life - something that I wake up and strive to live on a daily basis - then no failure you have is without any level of learning.

When I fail at something, I wonder what I did wrong. I think about what I could have done better.

But a key part of this is that I do not dwell on it. I learn from my mistakes but then I pick myself back up and try again. Perhaps with some variation. Perhaps trying something different altogether.

Back to the Question

I want you to really sit there and ask yourself about this question. If you knew you were going to fail, but you still wanted to pursue something out of passion, curiosity, creativity... what would you do?

Would you paint something?

Would you build a passionate business?

Would you work on exciting technology?

What in your life is so interesting that even money isn't a good reward for it. Just the journey of doing it is reward enough?

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Interesting questions; The truth is that on a personal level I think that I always do what I like, and what I am passionate about, therefore, I am not thinking about failing or succeeding. Although I want to be financially successful (and I need to make money, like everyone else), it's not my main focus in everything I do; because if it were so, my anguish would be very great.

What would I do if I knew that what I am doing now will fail irretrievably? I would look for other means to move forward. Failing or succeeding, surely, as you say, I would learn a lot along the way.

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