Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein
I teach my grandchildren all the time..."If at first you don't succeed.....(what do we do?) We try try again, Grammie. But before we try, try again, let's look at what's not working, then we try try again.
Today, I'm taking my own advice. Since I've started my Etsy shop, I've not had much success. But for me, that just makes me more determined! So, today I took a long look at my entire shop and low and behold I found a few things that gave me that " No wonder no one's seeing my listings" epiphany! As if someone else did it, wink, wink. I saw things and said "Why did I do that?" Funny how things look fine and the best you can do. Then a little while later, the wrong things just pop out at you.
My point is, one thing I've learned lately, trying again is fine, but trying again without checking to see what's wrong first, is insanity. All you get out that is hamster wheel excercise. But if we study, look, learn and keep an open mind, then make at least one little change, before trying again, chances are something will happen. Good or bad, but at least we get off the hamster wheel.
I think it's the old fear of failure. But now I look at it this way, what's the worst that can happen?.... What I tried didn't work. But....now, after studying all the things I can change, every new thing I change a real chance of working.
My shop is going under more reconstruction soon, so stay tuned!
-Blessings,
Kim K.
I teach my grandchildren all the time..."If at first you don't succeed.....(what do we do?) We try try again, Grammie. But before we try, try again, let's look at what's not working, then we try try again.
Today, I'm taking my own advice. Since I've started my Etsy shop, I've not had much success. But for me, that just makes me more determined! So, today I took a long look at my entire shop and low and behold I found a few things that gave me that " No wonder no one's seeing my listings" epiphany! As if someone else did it, wink, wink. I saw things and said "Why did I do that?" Funny how things look fine and the best you can do. Then a little while later, the wrong things just pop out at you.
My point is, one thing I've learned lately, trying again is fine, but trying again without checking to see what's wrong first, is insanity. All you get out that is hamster wheel excercise. But if we study, look, learn and keep an open mind, then make at least one little change, before trying again, chances are something will happen. Good or bad, but at least we get off the hamster wheel.
I think it's the old fear of failure. But now I look at it this way, what's the worst that can happen?.... What I tried didn't work. But....now, after studying all the things I can change, every new thing I change a real chance of working.
My shop is going under more reconstruction soon, so stay tuned!
-Blessings,
Kim K.
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