The main obstacle of success, prosperity and well being is fear of failure. It deters often people from achieving the success they want and are capable of having. The main task is to beat the fear in order to create true success in your life and attain your dreams.
So, how do we do this? There is no one who truly enjoys failing, and if this happens repeatedly, it can bring our self-confidence to an all time low. First, let`s take a look at some very famous people who failed miserably:
- Abraham Lincoln lost six elections before being elected to office.
- Henry Ford went bankrupt five times before succeeding with his automobile company.
- When Thomas Edison was a child he was told by his teacher that was too stupid to learn anything.
- Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper editor because, he was told, he lacked creativity.
- Einstein did not speak until he was four years old. He was told by his teachers that he would never amount to much, and was also advised to drop out of High School.
- Dr. Seuss had his first book rejected by publishers 43 times before it was published in 1937.
- Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.
- Steven Spielberg applied to USC Cinema School twice and was turned down both times.
- Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times.
What do these people all have in common? Their common denominator is that they overcame their fear of failure, and persevered until they succeeded. If any had succumbed to a fear of failing, they would not have succeeded as they did.
Each of these great people put any fear aside and reached their goals. They treated every failure as an opportunity to learn, and to try again. We must look at failure as a temporary setback, and an opportunity to have valuable experience and get it right the next time. We must think of the failures as about cash we will pay for our success. When we look at failure in this way, it is much easier to overcome any fear of failing that we hold.
We must always remember that the more opportunities we give ourselves to fail, the more we learn, grow, and are able to experience healthy and successful life. The more we try, the more we have, the main thing is to concur the fear and to act.
