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In this episode, I’ll be telling you about a gal I've been coaching for a while on how to grow her business, and she's done over six figures. The interesting thing is the way she's gotten there: by what the world would call "failing". In fact, she earned her first hundred thousand dollars by failing. Wouldn't you want to make six figures by failing? You can say "Heck yes" out loud if you want to, because who wouldn't want to earn triple a teacher's salary by failing? Can you imagine having all your products mixed up together in a huge lump, and your products are smaller than a grain of sand? Yeah, not fun. And that’s what happened to her. She looked around at what was happening, and decided to create a story about the event. Instead of throwing her hands up in the air, walking away, she created a new product about what happened. A lot of us have a hard time when we think we failed. Let's face it: No one wants to feel like a failure. But what if we think of it more like a bump or disruption that is supposed to happen so we can actually get to the thing that we are headed to. What if that bump or distraction is actually to get us on the right course? We've all got bumps in our way. That's part of life. But as humans, it can be in our nature to get so focused on the actual bump or disruption that we can totally miss out on the thing that's actually being handed to us. Now, I might sound cliched, but it’s a time-honored truth nonetheless: At the end of the day, it’s about spotting opportunities even in failures. Stay tuned as I share a few tips on looking at your bumps, distractions, and failures as a gift to help you get to your goals faster. Key Takeaways: She was telling her story about how she sells glitter (2:09) Ended up with loads of spilled colorful glitter everywhere (2:46) She didn't know how she was going to fix the problem (3:07) She told the story of how her daughter created a new glitter recipe (4:02) She bottled up spilled colors and created recipe cards (4:09) Customers ate this up and actually requested more recipes (4:27) Often, there has to be disruption before you get to success or mastery (6:16) Repetitive use of a limited ability will produce an increased capacity (6:27) That lonely seed living in the darkness actually has to crack… (8:18) A baby learning to walk goes down time and time again… (9:06) Investing into learning from someone who's been down the path before (9:28) Learning to work through the disruption and use it as part of our story (10:10) I just hadn't realized that first bump in the road was my greatest teacher (10:32) I had to decide if I was going to let these bumps stop me or prove me (12:32) I kept doing it, day in and day out, for years, even though it felt impossible (13:13) The very first bump that helped me solidify my promise to myself (13:23) How I look at my bump, distraction or my so-called failure differently (14:11) No. 1: Acknowledge it didn't go as planned (that was actually the plan) (14:31) No. 2: Remove the emotion by putting on your middle name face (15:34) No. 3: Look at every obstacle as an opportunity (17:37) No. 4: Put a plant or a picture of a plant next to your workspace (18:00) What must go down before it can go up? Humans, seeds, bank accounts (18:18) -- Additional Resources: Download your free personal bundle at https://alisonprince.com/bundle A free PDF telling you about 16 of my very first products online -- Connect with Alison: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn ggg Join the $1-100k Program