Most attorneys are perfectionists. They do everything they can to make the right decisions, minimize mistakes, and maximize their results. Unfortunately, this is why most attorneys aren’t as successful as they could be.
Fear of failure stops them from trying new ideas and doing things in new ways. Their aversion to risk often stifles their creativity and leads to stagnation.
If you’re not as successful as you want to be, the most likely reason is that you’re not failing often enough.
Successful attorneys willingly take chances. They don’t let their fear of failure stop them from putting their ideas into action. They don’t dwell on worst-case scenarios or downplay the potential rewards of a successful plan.
Most attorneys play it safe. Ironically, this abundance of caution is the riskiest thing they can do because risk and reward are two sides of the same coin.
If you want to accomplish more, you need to embrace a different mindset. When you try something and it doesn’t work, you learn from it and apply what you learn to your next idea. Similarly, if you try something and it does work, even a little, you learn from this to improve your results.
Don’t be reckless, but don’t let your inner perfectionist stop you from taking risks.
Do this consistently. You’ll likely discover that the risks are never as great as you feared and the rewards are almost always better than you imagined.
