Whenever we hear the F word…okay not that F word, another one…Failure, we always relate it to negative, pessimistic ideas, but why is failure perceived to be bad? Besides the obvious fact that failing doesn’t feel particularly good, we tend to have a fear of failure. The truth is, failure offers us a chance to learn from the experience, it teaches us to be resilient and allows us to adapt and fine tune our way on our road to success. Failure is an opportunity for us to begin again more intelligently. It’s important for us to realize that failure is pretty much inevitable and should be anticipated since it is truly a part of life. And the most important thing to remember is that failure will eventually lead to success, if we don’t give up and stay flexible in our approach. The great thing about failure is that it’s completely up to us how we choose to see it. WE get to choose what we think and how we feel about it, whether we want to see it as a bad thing or if we want to see it as a good thing. Examining the significance of failure and applying the power of choice will help us to conquer the fear of failing.
How Can Failure be Good
The fear of failing is among the biggest fears people have, not to mention the biggest reason they never step out of their comfort zone to try anything new. One of the major differences between successful and unsuccessful men and women is that successful men and women conquer their fear of failure. They know that they need to make a few mistakes in order to move toward their objective.
They know that failure is not the end result and that it’s a part of the process for success. Unsuccessful people look at mistakes as being permanent as well as taking it personally by having feelings of incompetence and inadequacy. The fear of failure consists of two elements. The first is the fear of letting yourself down. The second is the fear of vulnerability by looking like a failure to everyone else.
“Fear of failure killed more dreams than anything else. Don’t allow fear to have the victory. Start dreaming today and put feet to that which you carry in your heart.” ― Mandi Hart
You sometimes worry too much about what others think, and forget the most crucial thing which is the reason you’re even doing whatever it is you set out to do in the first place. Besides worrying about what other people think, you probably also have fears about things that haven’t even happened yet, or never will happen. All that worry is nothing but wasted energy.
It’s wasted energy because if you have control to influence whatever it is you’re worried about then you need to focus that energy on the solution. And if you don’t have control, then no amount of worry will change anything anyway. Either way, it makes so sense and does no good to worry. Learn to focus on the things you have control over and learn to embrace those things which you don’t.
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