Another great comeback to "We tried that once!"

Because you can never have too many good comeback lines

Howdy Whenever you present a new idea, there's always someone waiting to say it: "We tried that once!"  There are a million variations of how they can say it, and just as many good ways to respond. Here's my new favorite of the moment: "We obviously survived!" That would be the less polite version of what Becki Harris sent me. Her version is far more calm and considered:  "It's time we revisit this idea.  We last tried it X years ago, and here are the stumbling blocks we ran into that time. And then here's why now is different." She said "it's also nice to point out that this project may have failed once, but the world didn't come to an end. So what's the worst that can happen? If we fail again this time, we know that life will go on." We obviously survived! We should keep trying things!  Keep shaping the future of your town,  Becky PS - Something I said on Twitter this week: If you want to spur local entrepreneurship, create context, not contests. Offer more small spaces to experiment with others and fewer high stakes pitch competitions.      How'd I do? Was this useful for you?  Useful Not so much Want to forward this message to a friend via email? Use this button:  Forward to a Friend Want to share this message on social channels? Copy this link and paste it in LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter or HootSuite:  Link for Sharing   Do you have a new email address? Go here to update your profile Never want to hear from me, Deb, Small Biz Survival or SaveYour.Town ever again? Unsubscribe completely SaveYour.Town · PO Box 8 · Hopeton, OK 73746 · USA Powered by MailChimp