Willing to Be Stupid

I love this rule in Daniel Coyle's upcoming book; per his blog (link is over there on the right, The Talent Code):

• Rule: Be Willing to Be Stupid

Being willing to endure the emotional burn of failure is a prerequisite for improvement, since without it we are cut off from the wellspring of our progress: reaching, failing, and learning from our mistakes. As baseball Hall of Famer Lou Brock said, “Show me a guy who is afraid to look bad, and I’ll show you a guy I can beat every time.”

OK then, according to that, my workshop experience was a grand success!!