Done Quote by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
“When you try to do something you've never done before, you risk falling on your face.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Composer, 2015
Attempting unfamiliar tasks risks failure, but also offers growth; fear of falling is part of learning.
In simple terms: Trying new things can cause failure.
Key Takeaway
Embrace risk to grow.
Themes
risk
learning
failure
growth
Mood
motivational
encouraging
Type
advice
inspirational
When to use this quote
- starting a new hobby
- career change
- public speaking
- sports training
Key Concepts
psychology of fear
skill acquisition
resilience
Questions to Reflect On
- What fear holds you back?
- How can you turn failure into feedback?
A Different Perspective
Failure can damage confidence if not managed.
![“One of my favorite moments in that book [As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth] was when something happened that I had no idea was going to happen.” quote by Lynne Rae Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/671/lynne-rae-perkins-13062_book_one-of-my-favorite-moments-in-that-book_197961.jpg)
![“I've used the Phoenix Centrifuge to replicate what the body's going to go through on the flight up. I've also done some gravity tests with ZERO-G [a charter-flight service in Arlington, Va., that uses modified Boeing 727s to simulate weightlessness], which went great.” quote by Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aa1/richard-branson-256_adventure_i-ve-used-the-phoenix-centrifuge-to-repl_903.jpg)
