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Why You Should Change Your Relationship With Your Failures
What would I do if I could not fail?
I would rush right out and do all the things I am not currently doing because I am afraid.
But when I reflect on my most successful moments, each one of them was preceded by a moment when I failed. Without the experience of failure I would never have the opportunity to learn or grow.
Perhaps there is a better question: why are any of us afraid to fail?
Failure is problematic only if you choose to stay where you fell, if you allow that failure to be the end of the story.
Failure is an opportunity to go back to the drawing board armed with knowledge regarding what works and what doesn’t to plan your glorious comeback.
The comeback should always be bigger than the setback and it will be if you put your failures to work.
No innovation was accomplished on the first try or without a measurable number of setbacks before the breakthrough and the ensuing success.
Let failure be your fuel, let it be the edge against which you sharpen yourself.
Failure is your chance to spread new wings and fly.
Don’t be afraid.
