| The last several weeks my kids (6 and 8 years | | | | from her mistake, but she quickly picked herself |
| old) and I have been going roller-skating. As I | | | | up, knocked off the dust, and started up where |
| watch them cruise by over and over again it | | | | she left off. |
| made me think of some of the parallels between | | | | The parallels in life, business, and relationships are |
| roller-skating and marketing. Trust me, it wasn't | | | | endless. Dusting ourselves off each time we fall, |
| the first thing I thought of, survival was first, but | | | | learn a bit from the process, and starting over |
| eventually I got around to marketing. | | | | again. Never giving a thought to giving up, never |
| What came to mind was the persistence my | | | | giving a thought to giving in to the doubt in the |
| daughter was exhibiting. She came to me with a | | | | back of our heads that try to tell us that we |
| floor burn on her knee and a pretty good one at | | | | can't do it. |
| that. It obviously hurt (even though I didn't see | | | | But many people quit after a fall or two. I used to |
| her fall it had to be painful and a minor bruise to | | | | be in that camp, but not for long as I realized it |
| the ole ego) and she came over for some moral | | | | didn't get me anywhere. Now I try to look at |
| support. | | | | every fall as being one step closer to my goal. |
| After confirming that everything was OK and still | | | | Without failure there is no success, no pain no |
| in working order she was gone, back to the rink | | | | gain I guess. |
| to give it another go. Quitting never crossed her | | | | In her case the pain didn't keep her from trying |
| mind and her only focus was getting back out | | | | again and getting better in the process. I think I'll |
| there and starting over where she left off. | | | | give her a hug and thank her for teaching me |
| Certainly there was some subconscious learning | | | | something today! |