What Is Failure, Anyway?I have to admit, I'm a little stymied by "fear of failure." I myself have always been so driven by desire that I just don't have the time or space to focus on anything else like the worst-case scenario.
So I asked my Facebook friends, "What exactly does failure mean, anyway?" The responses were so wise--check them out:
- To learn something the hard and unforgettable way.
- It is only a perception, a thought. Not a reality.
- Hum, I am not familiar with this word "failure"; I shall ponder.
- I tell my students "Wrong is wrong, it's not BAD, it's wrong. Failure is SEARCHING, and it's no sin, it's not by intent. Failure is breakdown of communication, lack of information, missing tools. No more, no less. The sin comes in when you internalize it as a personal lack and stop learning and analyzing it."
- Failures are the steps we take on the way to Success. Without them there is no success :-) (RS Mallory)
I love this photo I found. What it says to me is that we silence ourselves when we let failure become our focus.
PS--I'm planning one last mini-retreat (May 15) before the fall. It's such an incredibly beautiful spring out in Wimberley, I couldn't resist. Click here for more info.
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