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What does Turkey-Banana-Strawberry-Cheese-Potato-Chocolate-Sprinkles Juice have to do with Empowerment?
By admin | March 12, 2009
Ladies- Just what does it take to succeed in business today as a woman?
How can you be your best self, run a great business, and still respect yourself and your life at the end of the day?
and…
What does turkey-banana-strawberry-cheese-potato-chocolate-sprinkles juice have to do with empowerment?
Answer: EVERYTHING!
It’s the difference between safe & predictable, versus exotic & wildly successful! Between the status quo and the invention of the lightbulb… telephones, Day-Time Television, The BatMobile, & water cars…
and here’s why:
Have you ever tasted turkey-banana-strawberry-cheese-potato-chocolate-sprinkles juice? No? ‘Sounds nasty, doesn’t it? Well, it is… but that’s besides the point.
Here’s how I came to find out about it:
My 8–year-old daughter had spent the evening perfecting her “Famous Potatoes,” a delicious totally-unhealthy-but-sinfully-good fried potatoes (think potatoes, oil & lots of butter, garlic, salt; a little onion and just a pinch of pepper…). If you like fried foods, you would love this! This is her “signature dish,” one that she’s very proud of because it’s one of the foods that she can (now) predictably make very well… and she “made it up” herself.
(I can’t tell you how many “nasty” tasting dishes we went through before coming up with predictably-good… Of course, my kids could say the same about my cooking, so we’ll move on with the story now..)
Cut to my 3-year-old son: He’d watched his sister working on this dish for 45 minutes, and after we spent created all of the hoop-la over how good it was… He wanted to make something of his own.
So, his inspired little self went into the kitchen and announced that he was going to make “Strawberry Juice!”
This started out as cut up strawberries mixed in water…
It didn’t taste that good, so he decided to experiment…
He added bananas… Okay.
Then cheese… (Well…),
Then some apricots…
Then he asked me to open up the turkey
(”You’re not going to put THAT in there, are yOU?”
“Well, yes mom, it’ll be delicious.”
“Okayyyy…”
I left him to his creation. I could have stopped it when he wanted to add the turkey, but hey- he’d gone this far- let’s see where he takes it. He continued to create his masterpiece by adding sprinkles (you know- the kinds you put on cupcakes), some greying potato pieces (ones that Sissie had cut up but not cooked), and I’m not quite sure what else. He was SO PROUD, and couldn’t WAIT for us to taste it!
Well, I love the Little Guy, and I am a little on the crazy side, but not that crazy… so I let him take the first sip… He smiled bravely… and then handed it to me.
The moment of truth…
I closed my lips tightly, took a “sip” to let the bare minimum in my mouth, and then handed it to my daughter (with a wicked grin on my face!) She did the same.
When we offered it back to him, he took another quick & brave sip, made some faces that you see Tom make when Jerry puts hot pepper paste in his milk… and then quickly announced that he was going to save the rest for his dad!
Conclusion: This particular experiment of his was not a success.
Neither was it a failure. At least he knows that he can experiment, and he can fail, and he’ll still be around to try for another day.
Consider Thomas Edison. Consider Alexander Graham Bell. Oprah Winfrey. Steve Sakane (creator of the Batmobile!). Daniel Dingel (inventor of the first water car…)
They all made many, many, many mistakes. Lots of failed experiments, & ventures that didn’t work. However, because they didn’t worry about what didn’t work, but cared only about finding something that did, we have what we have from them today.
Gene Landrum of Profiles of Female Geniuses, a book that profiles 13 creative geniuses (including women in business) who’ve had massive impacts on the 20th century , states this: those who are afraid to fail, never will get far enough to succeed.
Take note here now, ‘cause this is the one and only point of this particular post:
Stop worrying about whether or not you should try something– go and do it!
Take Action– don’t be so afraid of failure that you’re not willing to move forward…
Topics: Marketing, Personl Growth, Women in Business |
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May 28th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
I can relate to your writing. Exellent explanation and detail.
June 9th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
“What does Turkey-Banana-Strawberry-Cheese-Potato-Chocolate-Sprinkles Juice have to do with Empowerment?”
I’m wasn’t sure until I read your post but it really made me hungry upon my initial read, lol.
June 14th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Well, I guess this juices are totally refreshing and that I guess related to empowerment. LOL.
June 16th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Please, can you tell me few more thinks about this, I am really fan of your blog.
June 16th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
I am guilty sometimes of being too afraid of failure to try things. Hopefully, after reading this, I’ll change that way of thinking. I enjoyed the story about your son’s tasty creation. Did Dad try it out, too?
July 9th, 2009 at 8:09 am
Hehe what a witty intro - a bit cookoo but keeps the reader gripped!!
August 20th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Its excellent example of imagination actually.
When I was a child I use to think the same way as well. just imagining about what I will add to dish and what will be its taste.
September 9th, 2009 at 5:51 am
The famous italian poet gabriele d’annunzio had a phrase “Memento Audere Semper” which means “always remember to dare”
And it’s true, being daring works more often than not and usually leads to success!
October 28th, 2009 at 7:26 am
Anyways, great fries patetes (:
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Kids do well when they are given positive reinforcement even if the end result of what they are doing right now doesn’t speak to a job well done.
November 28th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Take actions is the only way to succeed. You can research a business forever but if you never start and take action, you will fail. Interesting read. No sure if I would drink that drink. lol Thanks
November 28th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
It costs nothing to dream, and everything NOT too!
Words to live by IMO
Thanks,
James
The Sports Picks Guy
December 17th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Mmmm, sounds lovely - not lol. This was a very nice read, I just love kids imaginations one of mine is the same with experimenting.
December 19th, 2009 at 12:52 am
LOL, your son sounds so cute! I wanna know too, did your hubby like the experiment?
BTW, I think your conclusion is spot on, we only fail when we stop trying anyone, can make it in this business.
December 19th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Failure is key to success. You have extract a great explanation. I agree with you, don’t worry about the output of what you are experimenting, just do it. Action is incomplete without a dream or motive, so if you are sure about what you are going to do, just do it.
February 5th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
With every failure makes way for future success. It’s just a matter of whether people are prepared to keep trying or whether they give up - most give up!