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FAIL FAST, FAIL OFTEN
How Losing Can Help You WIN
RYAN BABINEAUX and JOHN KRUMBOLTZ
RYAN BABINEAUX is an educational consultant and career counselor. He and John Krumboltz are the creators and teachers
of the highly popular Stanford University psychology course titled "Fail Fast, Fail Often." He is a graduate of Stanford University,
Harvard University and the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Babineaux's focus in his professional career is analyzing
how successful people lead better lives.
JOHN KRUMBOLTZ is a professor at Stanford University. He specializes in counseling psychology and career counseling. he
is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Columbia University and Coe College. He is the author or coauthor of more than
200 articles and publications including the book Luck is No Accident.
ISBN 978-1-77544-789-4
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Fail Fast, Fail Often – Page 1
MAIN IDEA
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Happy and successful people tend to spend less
time planning and more time acting than average Do more of what you Try things with a view to Be curious about anything
people. They get out into the world, try new things, consider fun so you're happy failing fast and failing often and everything
make mistakes and fail at first and in doing so, they
Don't assume you will only Get into action as quickly as Explore stuff and have fun
lay the foundation for future successes. Not only do
have fun when you meet possible and expect to fail without worrying about
they learn what will work by first finding out for
some arbitrary criteria. Get while you learn the ropes. making a long-term
themselves what does not but they also benefit
out and have some fun today Seek opportunities where commitment. Be insatiably
from unexpected experiences and opportunities.
and do that over and over. you can push yourself so you curious about how things
This is the way to be happy. find out what your limits are. work and dabble.
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Don't marry a job or a career Think big and dream but then Innovate to add value to
before your first date find ways to act small your life and to the world
Society expects you to name Big dreams are great – don't Every day provides
It's a paradox but the more you lose in the early your occupation while you're limit what you dream about opportunities to add value by
stages, the more you tend to win over the long haul. still in school. That's crazy. but figure out what you need doing something different.
Take the plunge. Get into action. Rather than being Don't over-plan or commit. to do in the here and now to Seize those opportunities
discouraged by your early failures, take heart. The Be prepared to try lots of move forward. Focus on with passion. Seek out new
best way to learn what will work in the future is to different jobs on for size. generating small wins daily. experiences to enjoy.
find out for yourself what doesn't work today.
Fail fast. Fail often. Fail your way forward. Page 4 Page 5 Page 6
“The more you fail, the more you will live, and you
deserve a wonderful life! Starting today, set aside
five minutes a day to do what you love. Find
something you have been meaning to do and give
yourself permission to do it badly right away.
Successful people have a knack for performing 7 8 9
poorly. Find a way today to step outside of your
Think less and try more Stop resisting and start doing Get the help of friends,
usual haunts, habits, and thinking patterns to
overcomes analysis paralysis and you'll feel better mentors and others
experience new possibilities. Take a small,
immediate step related to your interests or Analyzing everything in detail Energy comes when you're If you study the lives of
aspirations. The best way to gain confidence and is helpful but the benefits engaged in exciting projects, successful people, they
improve your mood is to take action, even though accrue when you do things. learning new stuff and never do it alone. They have
you're not feeling up to it. Now it's time for you to get Boldly engage in the actions immersing yourself in a community of people they
out there and fail as quickly as you possibly can. which will generate change. something new. Put aside call on for help. Build great
And then fail again.” Think less and do more. doubt and get into motion. relationships with lots of folk.
– Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz
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