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What does it mean?
Aaron North frames taking risks and failing as a positive part of his creative approach.
In plain terms
He is okay with taking chances and falling on his face.
What can you take from it?
Embrace failure as part of the process of trying new things.

Where it applies

  • creative projects
  • entrepreneurship
  • skill building

Putting it to work

  • take calculated risks
  • accept failure as feedback

Questions to consider

  • How do you redefine failure?
  • When is taking a chance worth it?

Another view

It does not address when failure might be too costly to risk.

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