Paul Arden, the author of ‘It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be’ apparently worked at a company where people got fired for not creating new initiatives, as opposed to getting fired when they failed at these innovations. I wish we all felt this way about failure! Imagine the sports, hobbies, relationships, businesses, etc., you would have started and tried if you weren’t so scared of failing.
For some people, it is easier to hold onto previous success stories, than to reach out into the unpredictable world of the unknown; for the fear that they might fail. So they keep associating themselves with their old success stories and can’t risk trying anything else. Some people have fear of not being able to pick themselves up if they fail. I mostly find myself not doing things because I am scared of what might happen if I failed.
But, what is so scary about failing? Sure, you will feel bad (probably worse) for some time if you fail. But the good thing about feeling (good or bad) is the fact that you get over it. People who don’t make mistakes do not live or try anything new. Failing helps us to learn from our mistakes, do better, be better and live!
Failure is one of the two possible outcomes to any attempt. On the other side of failure is success. Have you ever thought of the contrasting outcome to your fear? Instead of failing, what if you fly? And if you fail, you could bounce like a tennis ball – the harder you fall, the higher you will go? There is a song I love by Maddie Tae that says: “you can’t learn to fly on your way down.” So, live, reach for your goals, fall and make as many mistakes as you can, but always pick yourself up. Our greatest lessons in life lie in our failures. So fail more, fall more and keep bouncing; for a day will come when you might just fly.
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