How can we overcome the fear of failure? We often live in situations where we face fear. And one of the fears that prevents us from evolving is the fear of failing. Faced with this fear, some people are constantly condemned to inaction. They do nothing. Sometimes they avoid talking about it and even less thinking about it. The fear of failure terrifies them or better, they allow themselves to be terrorized by it. Generally, people who live in fear of failing end up failing. The fear of failure contributes to the occurrence of failure. It is paradoxical, isn’t it? Other people, however, take pride in winning and boast when they lose. In the eyes of many people, this attitude seems abnormal. Because how can we be proud to fail when throughout our education, we were taught that to be considered in society we had to avoid failure?
Winning means not being afraid of losing (Robert Kiyosaki, How to Overcome Fear). In everything we do, we should always strive for success. This does not mean that we are going to win every time. All champions know that failure is part of the learning process. Aiming for success means accepting to be part of this process where failure is perceived not as a fatality but as a step towards success. Do you think babies who learn to walk are afraid of falling? Rather, they are motivated by the joy of being able to walk. In my opinion, this is one of the reasons why babies are not interested in the number of times they fall but they rejoice for each additional step they take on the road to progress.
Like babies, failure should make us stronger and smarter. We will have to learn to turn our losses into gains. This is the attitude of winners. If you are afraid of failing, it will be difficult for you to start (inaction) and therefore you will never win.
Let us therefore avoid burying our failures. Like babies, we should rather make them rallying cries. Babies are contented every time they take another step even if they fall. They only cry if they are in pain or if an adult scares them. They see their failures as a rallying cry, an invitation to do better. Our failures prepare us for victory. We should learn from our mistakes and turn our failures into steppingstones to success. Failing should inspire us, make us better.
If failure leads you to defeat and abandonment, you are a loser. If you want to join the camp of winners, of those who know how to use their lemons to make lemonade, you should change your attitude. Failure gives you the chance to make your life “a success story”. Failure inspires victory, that is the biggest secret of winners (Robert Kiyosaki).
Life is a game. Instead of playing to win, most people play not to lose, not to fail. When you play not to lose, what you want is to be safe, while if you play to win, you are directly aiming for success. A person who seeks security is like one who stands right in his boots and is afraid to move. Whereas to change state, you must agree to momentarily lose your balance. You are in the world to win. Stop being afraid to fail. Learn from your mistakes and use them as a steppingstone to success.
Coach Jacques Mutikwele,
Entrepreneur and international speaker.
www.jacquesmutikwele.com
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