This thread is for discussing the article Dealing With Your Own Fail by Matt Sauers.

The one thing that intimidates me most about the idea of actually going out there and judging is that any mistakes I make will affect other people. Mistakes that just affect me or only make me look bad are easy to deal with - I just suck it up and make sure I do it right next time. Matt's words on having real courage and facing your fears are very valuable.

I'd like to start (before reading the article, even) by thanking Matt for addressing this topic. Working through rejection and failure has been a challenge for myself, one that may be less arduous for all with the help of articles and discussions such as these. Thank you, Matt.

Edited Yonatan Kamensky (Nov. 5, 2013 07:35:54 PM)

Wow, thanks! I love getting even virtual hugs.

As I remind others I know: if you view me as having some skill or even mastery, this demonstrates the sheer volume of failures I have accumulated.

The key is to move on with and in spite of fear. You can either let it destroy you, or forge you into something stronger.

Perseverance is a choice. It becomes courage. Changing your behaviors changes your habits, which will eventually change you.

Hello Matt,

Thank you for your article. It seems that like me you love writing stuff in .txt, and when copy pasted in the blog, it broke down and doesn't make for an easy reading. For the interest of friends I'm planning to point in this direction, you might want to tell someone to use 5 minutes and fix this.

I really liked the concepts expressed in Part 2. They were coherent, and put black on white simple truths that everybody needs to know.

However, once per section you use some sentences that are quite long, over three lines, over 5 commas. It might be hard for non-Native Speakers to understand that, and for Native Speakers to get it the first time they read it.

“Composing the mosaic of fail elements help direct you to areas to work on” is the theorization of an approach I wanted to suggest in an upcoming seminar, and I wasn't sure of. Seeing that someone else agrees boosts my confidence.

Oh, and awesome conclusion, I'm putting all this on slide: “When will you fail? How will you fail? Heck, you know both those answers: when you least expect it, and in the only ways you have left. That means you have knowledge, and knowledge is power — let it be light that casts aside the shadows in the corners. When you do, you will be sharing those epic fail stories like a warrior telling the stories of his battle scars. This is best done with friends, relaxation time, and beer.”

Howdy! I have PDF and PPTX versions of the presentation if you'd like me to send you copy off list. 
My target audience was indeed native English speakers when I wrote it, so my apologies that I didn't see its international popularity. 
Send me an email through Judge Apps and I'll be happy to send you other formats!

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Matt Sauers



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Hello Matt,

Thank you for your article. It seems that like me you love writing stuff in .txt, and when copy pasted in the blog, it broke down and doesn't make for an easy reading. For the interest of friends I'm planning to point in this direction, you might want to tell someone to use 5 minutes and fix this.

I really liked the concepts expressed in Part 2. They were coherent, and put black on white simple truths that everybody needs to know.

However, once per section you use some sentences that are quite long, over three lines, over 5 commas. It might be hard for non-Native Speakers to understand that, and for Native Speakers to get it the first time they read it.

“Composing the mosaic of fail elements help direct you to areas to work on” is the theorization of an approach I wanted to suggest in an upcoming seminar, and I wasn't sure of. Seeing that someone else agrees boosts my confidence.

Oh, and awesome conclusion, I'm putting all this on slide: “When will you fail? How will you fail? Heck, you know both those answers: when you least expect it, and in the only ways you have left. That means you have knowledge, and knowledge is power — let it be light that casts aside the shadows in the corners. When you do, you will be sharing those epic fail stories like a warrior telling the stories of his battle scars. This is best done with friends, relaxation time, and beer.”

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Originally posted by George Gavrilita:

Hello Matt,

Thank you for your article. It seems that like me you love writing stuff in .txt, and when copy pasted in the blog, it broke down and doesn't make for an easy reading. For the interest of friends I'm planning to point in this direction, you might want to tell someone to use 5 minutes and fix this.

I really liked the concepts expressed in Part 2. They were coherent, and put black on white simple truths that everybody needs to know.

However, once per section you use some sentences that are quite long, over three lines, over 5 commas. It might be hard for non-Native Speakers to understand that, and for Native Speakers to get it the first time they read it.

“Composing the mosaic of fail elements help direct you to areas to work on” is the theorization of an approach I wanted to suggest in an upcoming seminar, and I wasn't sure of. Seeing that someone else agrees boosts my confidence.

Oh, and awesome conclusion, I'm putting all this on slide: “When will you fail? How will you fail? Heck, you know both those answers: when you least expect it, and in the only ways you have left. That means you have knowledge, and knowledge is power — let it be light that casts aside the shadows in the corners. When you do, you will be sharing those epic fail stories like a warrior telling the stories of his battle scars. This is best done with friends, relaxation time, and beer.”

Holy thread reanimation, Batman!

Originally posted by Thomas Ralph:

Holy thread reanimation, Batman!

Honestly, this is one of those topics I'd love to see resurface a little more often. Judging is so emotionally involved for so many of us.

I can present it to you at a future conference. 

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Matt Sauers
ingsvin@gmail.com




On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 12:24 PM -0800, “Yonatan Kamensky” <forum-6887-5da8@apps.magicjudges.org> wrote:












Thomas Ralph
Holy thread reanimation,
Batman!
Honestly, this is one of those topics I'd
love to see resurface a little more often. Judging is so emotionally
involved for so many of
us.

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