When you think of failure what do you think of. I want you to put yourself in your mind of a time that you have "failed". How do you feel. Notice if its a good feeling or a bad one. When most people think about past failures, they have a negative association with the experience. As we all know we will all have failures in our lives. It's just too bad we don't call them something else... like learning, growing, even surviving. Actually, I have heard it positioned in these ways, I just don't think that we believe them because of the emotional association.
A year and a half ago, I went through one of the biggest learning... growing... and ultimately surviving times of my entire life. Everything I knew changed. Everything I was comfortable with (even if it wasn't positive or healthy) disappeared. I literally wasn't sure how I was going to survive. Luckily, I had a few friends and family that helped me stay standing and supported me while I learned, grew and survived. I have to say that now, this "failure" changed my perspective, my outlook and my life. To be able to take that heavy layer of fear of failure at all costs off of me has allowed me to truly see the potential in everyone and everything. I now have no fear of failure. If the shit hits the fan again, I understand, I'm strong, I trust and I'll get back up. Something I wasn't sure how to say 16 months ago.
I came across this video a while back, and it pretty much sums it up. Do not let fear stop you, trust, take risks and if you fall get back up and be great.
Until tomorrow...
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