- Robert Allen
Ask yourself a question and be VERY honest: What have you FAILED at in your life? Now, consider what ACCOMPLISHMENT has meant the most to you over time? Within these two questions, there is often a COMMON thread... the lack of COMFORT (aka the presence of FEAR, ANXIETY, etc).
Most people are RELUCTANT to pursue opportunities that place them "outside of their comfort zone." This is human nature - the fight or flight premise. Why would someone put their self at risk to be hurt, embarrassed, fail, or worse? Conversely, why is it that most TOP ACHIEVERS are people that welcome these emotions and anxieties with a perspective of pursuing LEARNING opportunity? Go back to the top questions... When you FAILED, did you learn from that experience? And the accomplishment that MEANT so much, did you have to push yourself really FAR to get where you wanted? How comfortable was it getting there?
As we pursue our DREAMS we often rationalize why we CAN'T do something (my boss won't let me off work, I might upset my husband/wife, I don't have the money, etc) and commonly that reasoning is FALSE. You CAN work out a compromise with a boss to pursue a passion, you CAN gain confidence from a spouse to SUPPORT your dreams and as for money, that's the easy one... you CAN always borrow it. So, what's your excuse now?
2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
I, like you, am FEARFUL of failure, ridicule and public embarrassment. Also, like you, I have visions of success (in my terms) and happiness through work, play and love. I wonder though... Are you afraid like me? Or are you willing to risk it all to get what you want?
We are all afraid of what we PERCEIVE to be reality - limited finances, misguided love, disloyalty, potential embarrassment. Often, we spend our time DWELLING about what others think of us and our ideas. *NEWS FLASH: Everyone else is either thinking about THEMSELVES or about what YOU are thinking about them! Don't be afraid of what others think - get outside your COMFORT ZONE - put yourself on the edge and be willing to take the risk to be successful.
It seems most often that people are not as much afraid to fail, rather, they are afraid to SUCCEED... because if you CAN succeed in this, what would that say for your life up until now? Be BOLD and BRAVE for after all, "nothing ventured, nothing gained."
Cheers,
Zach
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