Make more mistakes

Pixar doesn’t get it right the first time.

In fact, they count on getting it wrong — early, often, and in the open.

One of the things that makes their creative culture so powerful is that they expect mistakes, talk about them openly, and treat them as part of the process — not proof of failure.

They’re not trying to avoid mistakes.

They’re trying to learn from them.

Most of us weren’t raised in environments like that.

We learned something very different:

• That mistakes mean you weren’t prepared.
• That failure is a character flaw.
• That getting it wrong makes you less worthy.

Even now, many of my clients wrestle with the invisible cost of that conditioning.

They delay creative work because it might not be perfect.

They stay in jobs or relationships long past their expiration date because they’re afraid to “get it wrong.”

They carry an internal pressure to not mess up, which quietly suffocates their growth.

But here’s the truth:

Mistakes are not the opposite of success.

They’re the raw material success is made from.

If you avoid making mistakes, you avoid the very process that builds self-trust and creative resilience.

If you don’t think it’s ok get it wrong, you’ll probably play small.

And if you play small long enough, your life starts to shrink around you.

So, here's a different question to explore:

What might become possible…

if making a mistake wasn’t proof of failure — but an essential step towards the growth you’re seeking?