Hands up if you are afraid to fail…!

Today is a good morning…………… if you choose it to be!

So, according to the media it seems there is ‘chaos’ brewing all over the world these past few weeks. Stock markets are in dire straits, war continues, famine flourishes, racism boasts around proudly, viruses are trying to find new ways to wipe humans out…….and so on! These are examples of failures on a mass scale. They are an accumulation of many people’s efforts and that is important because everyone has a contributing factor to life.

I applaud the men and women who contribute to failures, accept responsibility, LEARN and prevail to make it better; are you one of those men and women? Do you give up when the going gets tough? – What are you really made of? 

A wise friend of mine has a saying that always reminds me of why I strive for even more success:

“…do you have the ‘minerals’ for success?...well I dare you to fail”

We all know by now that failure shouldn’t be a deterrent, we are surrounded with so many examples of people who have pushed through that barrier to reach their dreams, lets face it, who want to be good at something; why not be OUTSTANDING, AMAZING, GENUIS.

‘Good’ - I HOPE YOU ARE AWARE THE WORLD IS GETTING EXTREMELY MORE COMPETITIVE and in this day and age ‘good’ isn’t enough. Being good means you haven’t failed enough; remember:

POOR = NO RESULTS

GOOD = POOR RESULTS

EXCELLENT = GOOD RESULTS

OUTSTANDING = EXCELLENT RESULTS

I have never loved the saying ‘practice makes perfect’ so much, only because it is undoubtedly true in all its essence.

I believe failing is a huge part of the success journey, Paul Simon says “you got to learn how to fall, before you learn how to fly”, and its very true:

Hmm lets have a look:

“turned down by many recording companies, they said, they didn’t like their sound and guitar music is on its way out” – The Beatles

“a failed soldier, farmer and real estate agent” – Ulysees S Grant

“cut from his high school basketball team, he went home locked himself in his room and cried” – Michael Jordan

“teachers told him he was too stupid to learn anything and that he should go into a field where he might succeed by virtue of his pleasant personality” – Thomas Edison

“fired from a newspaper company because he lacked imagination and had no original ideas” – Walt Disney

THE LIST IS ENDLESS…

When you fail your character is being tested, so if you are like me and many others and you agree with the saying “practice makes perfect” you should be prepared to have your character tested all the time; it is the BEST way for you to learn,… well unless you are a super intelligent alien life form or you are in possession of magic beans!

“YOU LEARN TO SUCCEED BY LEARNING THE THINGS YOU SHOULDN’T DO, QUICKLY” (Goodman 1985)

“Failure only unravels your hearts true desire, only action and determination can attain it” (TR Bentley- Woode)

Have an outstanding week