Make mistakes. Get wise.

You don't get wisdom without making mistakes.

~ Sydney Pollack

One of the biggest obstacles I see people encountering in pursuit of their dreams is their own fear of making mistakes.

I'm certainly no exception. I have held myself back way more often than I would like with a fear of screwing up, or looking bad, or flopping completely. As a recovering (and occasionally relapsing) perfectionist, I've gotten much better about this over the years, but it's still lurking there in the background.

I love seeing people who have been successful talking about the decided lack of perfection in their own paths. It helps me keep that fear of imperfection at bay. So I loved watching this Open Forum video clip of Hollywood successes Nancy Meyers, Lawrence Bender, and Sydney Pollack talking about their own failures and what they gained from them.

It's not like these are new ideas to me, but it's always good to be reminded.

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Curt Rosengren, Passion Catalyst ^TM