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Embrace the Learning Curve

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Hillman Lentz
Dec 16, 2024
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Mistakes Are the Real Masters

Here’s the truth about mistakes: they’re not the enemy—they’re your teachers. In entrepreneurship, every stumble is a step toward mastery. You can study all the books, attend all the webinars, and take every course, but nothing prepares you like real-world trial and error.

I’ll admit, early on, I hated making mistakes. I took…

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