are afraid of failure and are even more afraid of looking like a failure. Yet now we know that failure is a requirement for success in many ways!
Most people assume success only results from taking the correct actions and never making any mistakes. As this article points out though, we should be continually reminded we can learn just as much, if not more, from failure’s ‘teachable moments’ and picking ourselves back up one more time. What matters is not how many times we fall down, rather, it is how many times we pick ourselves up. In fact, I prefer the following quote even better: “It is not how many times we fall down that matters, it is how high we BOUNCE when we do fall down!”
Question: What would you do right now, if you knew you would not fail?
(Do not continue reading until you reflect on an answer to that question!)
What is keeping you from taking action towards this goal? Is it fear of failure in some way? Are you afraid of not being suc- cessful or afraid of not having enough, time, money, or support from someone else? Perhaps you are not comfortable with leav- ing your current comfort zone? This fear has likely been keeping you in status quo, whether
you have realized it or not.
Another question: Are you happy with where your life is right now? If you had a magic wand, would there be any changes you would like to make?
Likely, the answer is YES. Even for me, there are changes I
want, need, and EXPECT to make. For you, I think it is time for a new way of thinking – a positive change. I feel for you, without even knowing you, that it is time for you to ‘think differently’ about fear and failure, and to start envisioning the success you will shortly have in your life because you are no longer afraid to take action.
You can accomplish anything you set your mind to, yet YOU
have to make the cognitive choice to get out of life what you expect from it. No one else is going to do that for you. And if fear of failure has been holding you back, one of the first steps you must take is to associate this fear of failure as a requirement for success! Even if you do make a mistake or fail in some capacity, associate this failure as an essential element for living your dream and achieving goals. Simply learn as much as you can from it. Now that is an incredible feeling and it is possible to condition your thinking accordingly! It will take effort to change this neuro-association and it most likely will not happen overnight. It will take time. But like a tod- dler learning to walk, you can, and need to, take baby steps to change this mental focus. And even if you fall down and feel like you cannot continue, you have to force yourself to try again and again – and even then again. Remember, it’s not how many times you fall, it is how many
times you bounce back up even wiser. You simply just realized a way your approach would not work – and for that, be grateful.
To Your Current and Future Success!
Dr. Kevin Snyder is a motivational speaker and author with a passion for helping individuals take action to lead successful and fulfilling lives. He is also an On-Call Faculty member with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) and is the Co-Founder of Inspir-Active Solutions, an organization specializing in developing custom-based keynotes, leadership development seminars, and life coaching services to ignite personal motivation and peak performance. Kevin is also the author of several books including “Think Differently”, “Leading The Way,” “Success is Never Paved!”, and “Ten Keys to Extraordinary Leadership.” His website is
www.InspirActiveSolutions.com where you can download free motivational resources, sample soundtracks from his new instru- mental music CD, and Ebooks. Kevin can be reached at Kevin@
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