Many product marketers get hung up on 'owning' messaging or 'owning' whatever. But ownership and being the sole decision-maker on anything doesn't make a stellar product marketer. After all, a company is a collection of minds; not one mind. Unless you're the CEO or founder, thoughts of ownership can lead you astray. They often result in frustration as an individual and/or sub-optimal teamwork as an organization.
Much like your kids, your target buyers don't expect perfection or grand performances. No one expects you to have all the right answers, take all the right actions, and look like a hero.
If your sales team chases large, quota-busting deals, you've probably run into procurement – the dreaded department that enters at the very end of the buying process.