I'm wondering which reputation is worse: Saying you want to do something and failing miserably in front of your colleagues and being a see any someone who's not good at what you do, or saying you want to do something but not do it because you know you're not that great and looking like you'll all talk in front of your colleagues. Either way they're not going to want to work with you, but I wonder which is easier to come back from.
As for the first one, If you are gonna be making some serious moves in life, failing is pretty much mandatory. The school and employment systems has us so messed up and afraid to fail and make mistakes, that when we do fail, we think it's the worst thing that could ever happen. As long as you learn from your failures, you'll be alright, dont worry about what other people think, just keep working at it.
As for the second one, that's why I really dont really tell people what I plan on doing, I just do it. But as long as you're doing
something, it doesnt matter if you didnt do exactly what you said you were gonna do.
Yes your reputation is important, but you can't get too caught up in what other people think.
