Why Failure Is Your Greatest Asset

Andy Neary built Complete Game Consulting to nearly double revenue in 2022 by failing weekly. He argues that speed and action matter more than planning, and that wasting money on mistakes teaches faster than caution. Take the first step and expect to fail.
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Two years
Approximately weekly
The company almost doubled in 2022
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In this video, I want to share some advice with you that I have learned over the two years we've spent building Complete Game Consulting. And I argue that this lesson is what has helped us grow to the point we are today, where we almost doubled in 2022. And this is the lesson I want to pass on to you. You're gonna fail. You're gonna fail a lot. And I'm gonna ask you to relish that failure.
You see, when I look back over the last two years of building Complete Game Consulting, I have failed a lot. In fact, I would tell you I probably failed on a weekly basis. I've wasted time, I've wasted money on things that haven't worked. But there is no way I would be where I am today. No way. Complete Game Consulting would be where it is today without failing, without wasting time or money. You see, if you want to win today, you have to take action. And action requires speed. If you're stuck right now, if you're afraid to fail, that is the thing that is holding you back from achieving your goals. You see those that wait for the perfect time to invest money, money, or the perfect time to hire a coach, or the perfect time to go out on their own. Those are the folks that never actually get to where they need to go. So that's my question for you today. Are you sitting there a little hesitant, a little afraid, because you don't want to fail? Whether it's putting out that social media post or going out after that big prospect you've been wanting to talk to for years or building that business you've always dreamed about, I'm here to tell you with firsthand knowledge, you need to take that first step. Leverage, speed, leverage action, and relish the failure. Because it's in those failures where you learn the most important lessons. It's in those failures where you get that next great idea that takes your business to the whole new level. And it is going to require some wasted time and wasted money. But when you look back and you see how far you've come, you're going to look in the mirror and say, it is all worth it. So that's my advice for you today. The reason Complete Game is growing like it is today, because it has been built off the back of failure and loving the fact that we fail, and we fail a lot, but it's because we learn from our failures and which is what allows us to perfect what we do today. So fail, fail often and love it, and your business will never be the same.
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