Focus on your effort, not failing

Emily Starzel
Nov 4 · 5 min read

Sometimes things just don’t go the way you want them to.

Maybe your relationships keep falling into the same patterns of blame and disagreement. Your business just isn’t growing as you want. Your art isn’t connecting with others and getting the feedback you want.

There may be a few of lucky souls who get exactly what they want on the first go around, but most of us don’t. For example, the averages age of the successful startup entrepreneur is 45.

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