In a commencement speech at Dartmouth, greatest tennis player of all time, Roger Federer said:
Perfection is impossible. In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches. But what percentage of points did I win? 54% - Roger Federer
Even the very best top-ranked tennis players win barely more than half the points they play.
When you lose every second point on average, you learn not to dwell on every shot.
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The "sunk cost" trap
Have you ever posted a content, and then found yourself refreshing over and over again, hoping to see the number of likes and comments grow?
I know I have. I found myself refreshing a product page (most recently, one where we helped a fundraising campaign), hoping to see the sales number climb.
I get it. Time, effort, and money have been spent.
A sunk cost.
It's easy for a marketer to dwell on work that they've poured their heart into.
But beware the sunk cost fallacy and the trap of dwelling. True pros ignore sunk cost – and keep shipping. The very best marketers test and test again. Perfection is impossible.
Mr Money TV has published 331 videos on YouTube. What % of those videos do you think were hits?
Motherhood.com.my has posted 5,534 posts on Instagram. What % of those do you think had tons of engagements?
The same lesson we can learn from Mr Money, Motherhood and Tennis players is that true pros don't dwell. Whether it's winning a Grand Slam, content marketing or the game of business – it's all about consistency and taking massive action.
Don't dwell.
Ship work consistently and constantly.
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