I came across an interesting project of late called the Failure Club. The project follows a group of NYC dwellers as they set out to do something they thought would be great. It allows people to imagine a dream and try to make it happen even if they don’t have the expertise to fulfill their desire. Participant goals range from a clothing store start-up, a comedian hopeful, a bike build, and a handyman company. The project strikes me as a that perhaps more of us could use something like this. What are your dreams? Maybe getting that dream job, starting a business, or some other adventure. I briefly wanted to cover some things that I gleaned from watching an episode or two.
Make short actionable goals. I think sometimes the failure of a business or goals in our life is that we don’t set some sort of actionable thing and try to achieve it. Great things don’t happen without a plan and sometimes those plans are as far as one step at a time. So if you have the high level goal of becoming a doctor your first step would be going to school. So find the small step that reaches the next step.
Just Do It. A great slogan but a must for everyone. I think the great thing about the Failure Club is that these are people who want to do something about their dream. They are each doing something about it. Whether it is meeting weekly or finding people to help them get there they are taking action.
Support your dream. Sometimes a dream realized needs support. Of course there will be people who doubt but find people who can be honest with you about your dream goals. The goal is to make the dream a reality so you need people who can help you get there and make it happen.
Set a time frame. By setting a date it gives you pressure to do something about it. If you cant achieve your goal by reasonable time frame then at least you tried even if you failed. Will we always fail? No. Might we win? Yes!
So here is to those who go out, try and fail. At least you will have an interesting story to tell. Find out about my dream.