I've been in one type of business or another for decades - most were of my own creation. All were entered with nothing but positive thinking and high expectations for resounding success.

Some succeeded better than others, while some failed. The failures did not dampen my positive thinking for the next encounter.

And now, as I look back, I clearly see how each added something to my experience bank and enables me to enter something new with the confidence of knowing what works and what doesn't in terms of dealing with the public and ways of promoting business.

The positive thinking (and excited anticipation) gets the ball rolling and the experiences that ensue will hone your skills that can be drawn upon for future endeavors.

That experiences that lead to failure tells me what doesn't work and therefore what to avoid.

That's been my experience and I'm very excited about the future because of it!

Lawrence