Failure Is Fake

Have you ever decided not to do something because you were afraid of failure? Don't worry, you are not alone! The fear of failure is one of the most common reasons people give when asked why they haven't pursued their dreams. Well, let's be honest; no one likes to fail. None of us likes to feel weak, ineffective or lacking in any way, and that's exactly how failure can make us feel.
What if I told you that failure is a fake. Seriously! You may be surprised to know that failure doesn't exist - that is, until YOU say it does.

The dictionary defines failure as:

1) an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success
2) a state of inability to perform a normal function adequately
3) a fracturing or giving way under stress
4) a lack of success.

If you carefully analyze these definitions, you'll probably realize they have one thing in common when it comes to goal achievement: Failure is a perception. I will say it again. Failure is a PERCEPTION and you get to choose how you will perceive your efforts and results!

If you believe you have failed, then yes, you have. If you believe you don't have what it takes to succeed, then yes, you don't. If you believe you can't handle the pressure of achieving your goals and dreams, then yes, you can't. If you believe you're not successful, then yes, you aren't.

Failure only exists in your own mind! The moment you decide to give up or stop working toward your goals, you have given birth to failure.

But what if you decide to never do that or hold those beliefs? What if you continue working toward your goals, one step at a time for as long as it takes? What if you look at your results as stepping stones towards your ultimate goals? There's no failure then, is there?

This insight should be very encouraging if you've been working toward goals and have not yet seen the results you are looking for. Simply keep going and you cannot fail.
Shirley Muhammad is the webmaster at Inspire Town a place where inspiration and motivation reside.

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