How To Be Innovative – Day 28 – Practice Makes Perfect

No one is born perfect and no one is born as a world champion. Yes, some people have advantages that help them achieve greatness but no one is born with an Olympic gold medal around their neck.
So how do people become successful? Simple. Practice Makes Perfect!The same is true for Innovation as very few innovations happen on the first attempt. Let’s take Angry Birds as an example. Three Guys started a company and made 51 unsuccessful games and almost went broke, then they decide to make one more game before closing. The game in question….Angry Birds. This goes to show that practice makes perfect and no matter how many failures, you only need one success.Failure is what leads to innovation because with each failure you learn something which you can use on your next venture and so on and so forth. The more you try and fail the more you learn, essentially the more you practice the better you become.In the United States there are approximately 10 million people who are considered self-employed. Try to reach out and find someone either within your wider family or friends’ network to see if you can learn more from them.How can you start learning about innovation and practice makes perfect?Easy, start by reading articles about companies that have innovated and adapted their strategies and company missions in order to strive for greatness. There are also many books from successful people who have achieved great things by never giving up and constantly learning.Another idea could be to start a focus/discussion group with either friends/family or with your work colleagues. You can discuss various aspects of innovation, business and entrepreneurism. The more tools at your disposal and the more avenues of information you give yourself the more you will learn.