Why is it that so many people are driven by the fear of failure, rather than the lure of success?
Failures will happen; there is no denying the fact. Each of us will fail at something, and many of us will fail again and again and again. If you haven't failed at something till date, probably you haven't tried to become the best you can truly be, or you haven't even come close to realising your full potential.
Failures teach extremely important things that can propel you to success.
The fact is ‘The only person you can control is yourself and the only person who can help you is yourself because you are your biggest advantage.’
Once you realise you are the only one in control of your destiny, you can begin to make a significant change, though not easy.
Failures are simply lessons learnt, if it is a pre-requisite to success then why do we stigmatise it so much? Why do we celebrate only success and not learning’s from a failure?
The problem with this approach is that ignoring failure won’t make it go away, it only encourages it.
Those who fail and learn from it are less likely to make the same mistake twice. And if they do, well, sometimes failure has its own rewards.
Failing often gets you closer to a better solution. It’s important to know that ‘getting it right the last time is more important than getting it right the first time’.
Cultivate the practice of building through ‘trial-and-error’. Get feedback and work on it.
Do not hesitate to ‘Walk-the-talk’ as failure teaches you things that nothing else can teach you.
Failure makes you learn things that were actually important but were ignored.
To initiate making real progress after a failure, first of all, it’s important to know your comfort and un-comfort zones.
One needs to have ‘GRIP’ to take those first steps:
'G' - Guts: It is that secret superpower that allows one to overcome adversity and steer clear through life’s many obstacles and challenges. It's about being confident in your opinion, voicing that opinion and not being afraid to disagree with people.
'R' - Resolution: It determines how hard one can fight for one's dreams. A person just goes for it without thinking too long about things.
'I'- Initiative: It is that entrepreneurial spirit that inspires one to act on one's biggest ideas. With initiatives, comes the risk of failure - either it takes you forward into a new direction, or if you fail, it opens new avenues of learning for you.
'P' - Perseverance: It allows one to bounce back from life’s many defeats to enjoy the fruits of labour and eventual success. It is that insatiable drive, that compulsion to create change rather to be a change that teaches us to genuinely care about people, about the community and the overall impact it has on the future.
Remember, each defeat becomes an eventual victory.
Courtesy: www.peoplematters.in
