By Les Mottosky

Approaching life and work as an experiment is a mindset shift that transforms fear of failure into curiosity. Instead of aiming for perfection, you pop on a lab coat and start testing hypotheses about your choices, practices, habits, relationships, and beliefs.

Once you take-on this new mindset, failure is no longer fatal. It’s just data.

This approach liberates you from the myth of having to “get it right” on the first try. Want to find your golden creative time? Wake-up an hour early for a fort night. Thinking about freelancing? Launch a mini side hustle. Considering being a better delegator? Ask a team-member to take a task for the week. Experiments are time-bound and reversible. They give you permission to play, observe, pivot and – most importantly – learn.

Life-as-experiment is also an antidote to overthinking. You don’t need to “figure everything out.” You need to run the next test. One small variable, one wild idea, one thing you actually do. When you’re in the lab, you’re in motion—and motion breeds momentum, confidence and energy.

Best of all, it makes life more interesting. It replaces pressure with playfulness. You start asking: What if I tried this differently? What if I dropped this identity? What if I just said yes for a week? You get to be both subject and scientist. Explorer and experiment. Less guru, more curious weirdo.

And while others are stuck refining their five-year plan, you’re learning faster, adapting smarter, and probably having more fun.

It can feel like it at times, but life isn’t a test you pass. It’s a series of experiments you run.

It's time to start enjoying the explosions.

TAGS: #Audacious Strategies #Wisdom In Leadership #Nature At Work, #Humility #Pursue Astonishment #Adaptation As Innovation

Les Mottosky

Adaptation Strategist // I help organizations turn creativity into their competitive advantage by aligning leadership, culture and strategy to unlock adaptive innovations.

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lesmottosky@mac.com

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