“Never
confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
When I
began my online journey, I was overwhelmed to say
the least. I had no idea of where to go, what to do, or how to do it. When I
simplified the tasks that I needed to do, it all became much easier. I had no problem
taking action because I had broken everything down into actionable pieces. And
if I didn’t know what to do, I’d ask someone, or join a training program.
It also
didn’t hurt that I was determined to make it work. If you don’t have that fire
burning inside of you, you should think twice about moving forward. Find your
passion, and boldly go where you have never gone before.
We tend to
compare our own bloopers to everyone else's highlights. Instead just start with
your passion and embrace the fact it might be terrible. But the second endeavor
will be better, the third even better. For me the only failure is not improving
(or trying in the first place).
If we chose
to do something and "failed," we received valuable feedback on what
to do or not to do in the future. If we chose not to do something, we are
guaranteed to be in the same position until we decide to do something about it.
Failure is progress. Stagnation is what should be feared.
When I fear
failure, one thing that never fails to overcome that fear is thinking about the
terrible feeling of regret. Regret lasts much longer than failure, and it is a
thousand times worse. When you fear failure and quit, be warned that regret
will always be right around the corner.
Fear is a
problem, because it can damage everything in life. It ruins our productivity,
destroys our dreams, and keeps us from building what we're trying to
build. Fear robs life of its joy. Any
entrepreneur, world leader, business mogul, high achiever - every single one of
them has experienced fear. They've also dealt with those fears, not by
shrinking back, but by going forward.
What is
that we're afraid of?
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