Mistakes will be Made

When discussing ISM programs, I am often asked Will this training make me successful?

My response has always been: I can never guarantee your success or failure. The things I can guarantee are:

You will make mistakes and face challenges the minute you start any business.

You will gain tools, methodologies, strategies, and connections to help you overcome those challenges.

I say this because entrepreneurship is a practice. Each time you practice anything, recommendations and results can change, based on the circumstances. If you were to have a fever pre-Covid, most likely the doctor would have you take an over-the-counter medication, but things changed when the pandemic hit. Things change in the business world just as they do in the medical field.

You will make mistakes!

I made my first mistake when I was 18, and in the U.S. only nine months. I sold my only asset at the time — a car — to a man who turned out to be a thief. He took my car, wrote a bad check, stopped payment on the check, and closed the bank account. That was not the only mistake I made, nor will it be the last of my life.

Mistakes will happen. The best we can hope is that when they do, we learn from them.

BEFORE YOU GO