<p><strong>It’s Okay to Fail and Vital to Try</strong></p><p>That familiar pit in your stomach.</p><p>The quiet whisper of what if I’m not enough? </p><p>You put yourself out there, a new project, a relationship shift, a personal dream and it crumbled. The sting is sharp. </p><p>You want to hide. </p><p>Or rewind time.</p><p>But sometimes, it doesn’t even get that far. </p><p>The fear of failing or being judged is so loud, you can’t take the first step.</p><p>Starting can feel like standing on a cliff edge, with everyone watching. Maybe somewhere along the way, we learned mistakes aren’t allowed. That we must always get it right.</p><p>Here’s the liberating truth: it’s not just okay to fail, it’s essential. </p><p>Failure is deeply human. </p><p>And more than that, it’s the fastest route to real growth.</p><p>Think about it. Learning to walk? You toppled again and again. But you got back up. </p><p>When you first tried baking, maybe it was a flat, burnt mess. Or when you started coding or learning guitar; full of awkward stumbles. </p><p>But every mistake taught you something. </p><p>A better grip,</p><p>A new strategy </p><p>Which button not to press.</p><p>Every single misstep isn’t a verdict, it’s feedback. A gentle teacher pointing out where to adjust. With each stumble, a quiet strength grows: the power to rise, again and again.</p><p>If fear has you frozen, or you’re still smarting from a fall, try this rhythm:</p><h4>Try, Learn, Grow</h4><p><ul><li><span style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;'>Feel the feeling. The fear, the shame, the sting, it’s all valid. Let it move through you instead of burying it. You’re human.</span><br/></li></ul><p><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br/></font></p><ul><li><span style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;'>Look for the lesson. Shift into detective mode. What did this teach you? What can you try differently next time? Even messiness carries wisdom.</span><br/></li></ul><p><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br/></font></p><ul><li><span style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;'>Take one step. Use what you learned. And start tiny — send one email, write one line, share one idea. The boldest leaps often begin with one quiet foot forward.</span></li></ul></p><p>That rhythm; try, learn, grow doesn’t just push you toward goals, It transforms you. </p><p>You begin to trust yourself. </p><p>You face fear with more ease. </p><p>You build resilience that isn’t loud, but deeply rooted. And over time, you stop chasing perfection and start choosing progress.</p><p>So next time fear whispers or things fall apart, take a breath. </p><p>Remember: the biggest loss isn’t in the stumble, it’s in never stepping at all. </p><p><strong>Try. Learn. Grow.</strong> </p><p>Because the quiet act of trying again is how you build the strength to shine.</p><p><br/></p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to 7 people with the best insights in the past month. The 7 winners are picked
by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
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Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
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Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
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Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Contributor Rankings
The Contributor Rankings shows the Top 20 Contributors on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis.
The all-time ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly score sums the score on all your insights in the past 30 days. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on TwoCents — these are community members that have engaged the most with other user's content.
Contributor Score
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate your contributor score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
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Comments (excluding replies)
5
Upvotes
6
Views
1
Number of insights published
2
Subscriptions received
3
Tips received
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
Comments