Forget the outcome. Just play.

The whispers are getting pretty darn loud right now.

"This market is unpredictable."
"We’re definitely headed for a recession."
"AI is going to replace humanity and make ‘work’ obsolete."

[ I see you, Bill Gates. 🫤 ]

Seems like the entire world is playing a giant game of "What If?"

And, frankly, everyone is losing because of it.

***

Have you ever watched kids play a video game?

My nieces and nephews LOVE Mario Kart.

They crash. A lot.
Fall completely off the road. Many times.
Come in last place. Repeatedly.

But here's the wild part — they never worry about losing.

They just keep hitting that “retry” button, laughing the whole time.

***

As adults, we’ve completely forgotten what that feels like. And I get it, the stakes are just a bit higher when you’re dealing with real life issues.

But I really think there’s something to be learned here.

We grow up and become super good at fearing and anticipating failure.

AND also experts at listing all the reasons why something won't work.

AND at catastrophizing “maybes”.

Here’s the truth:

Games (and even real life situations) aren’t won by those who never fail.

They’re won by those who keep hitting “retry”.

So maybe... just maybe... we need to take a collective, deep breath and stop strategizing about losing. And start remembering how to play.

In this wild economic rodeo we're all riding, the winners won't be the ones who predict every twist and turn.

It'll be the ones who keep playing.

Time to dust off the “retry” button. 🎮 😉

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Victory Points

By: Mike Shary
( my board-game-loving, copywriter extraordinaire and mentor, Dad ❤️ )

Making a mistake in your business can certainly have unwanted consequences. But if you take calculated risks based on your skill and intuition, most rewards are well worth the risk and most failures can eventually be overcome …

Unless, of course, your business is diffusing bombs!

You’ve seen movies like The Hurt Locker, where nerves are fraying, sweat is pouring and every single move could result in immediate death.

If that kind of pulse-pounding, puzzle-solving sounds like fun, (without actually risking any harm at all) then the game Bomb Busters (#ad) is for you!
 

In Bomb Busters, you work together with up to 4 friends to disarm 60 progressively more difficult “bombs”.

At its heart, Bomb Busters is a game of logic without being able to verbally communicate.  Every wire of every bomb has 2 matching pairs, and each wire is represented by a number card on each player’s individual tray that is displayed in ascending order and hidden from all other players.

Your team is given a few “tools”, and a few ways to communicate certain wires. Your job is to find out who has your “match” without clipping the deadly red wires. You do this by slowly and successfully revealing wire by wire and using that knowledge to deduce what is left and where it may be.

While the bombs are obviously not real, you’ll be surprised how paralyzing the tension can be when it’s your turn to choose which wires to “clip”. It can feel like you’re holding the wire cutters on a real bomb and making a life/death decision.

Fortunately, the stakes are nowhere near that high. But you still have trust your best judgement and make your move. Believe me, when your team finally beats the bomb, there are cheers, high-fives, and the relief is often palpable.

Just like in your business, the key is overcoming your fear of failure. Bomb Busters is incredibly rewarding fun while you learn to study the evidence, trust your brain, and GO FOR IT!

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