Cupcakes...
Went to Atlanta last week for the Catalyst conference. Tons of great stuff (of course) and a couple new worship songs (Gungor's new stuff is great). One of my favorite quotes from the week came from Seth Godin.
"Cupcake failure is not fatal."
His point (in part) - a lot of what we are afraid to try to do in ministry, in work, in whatever, is the equivalent of cupcake making. What happens if you fail at making a batch of cupcakes? You throw them away, right? No. You have wasted a bunch of time, right? No. You are not a cupcake maker, right? No. You have gained valuable insight into what it does NOT take to make cupcakes. But you won't die.
If you want to succeed at ANYTHING, you have to be willing to fail first. Take risks. You will fail at times. But if you succeed...you may have created a whole new way of making cupcakes. Who was the first person to put applesauce in their cake recipe? Have you heard about making a cake with Diet Coke in it? I heard about a pastry last night (my family LOVES Cake Boss) that has wine in it. Really? Who...okay, for some people that's not much of a stretch... Still. Try. Fail. Try again.
Cupcake failure is not fatal.
"Cupcake failure is not fatal."
His point (in part) - a lot of what we are afraid to try to do in ministry, in work, in whatever, is the equivalent of cupcake making. What happens if you fail at making a batch of cupcakes? You throw them away, right? No. You have wasted a bunch of time, right? No. You are not a cupcake maker, right? No. You have gained valuable insight into what it does NOT take to make cupcakes. But you won't die.
If you want to succeed at ANYTHING, you have to be willing to fail first. Take risks. You will fail at times. But if you succeed...you may have created a whole new way of making cupcakes. Who was the first person to put applesauce in their cake recipe? Have you heard about making a cake with Diet Coke in it? I heard about a pastry last night (my family LOVES Cake Boss) that has wine in it. Really? Who...okay, for some people that's not much of a stretch... Still. Try. Fail. Try again.
Cupcake failure is not fatal.
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