Be Fearless
Write down your top five to ten priorities in life, whether they include learning to play the guitar ortrying to have a baby. What things on this list have you been attempting to attempt for a long time? Is it taking you a long time to do them because you are scared of the potential havoc failing at them may wreak on your life? If you answer, “Yes,” say this next sentence aloud:
I have control over how I experience failure.
Think about how empowering this is: you have the ability to control how you experience FAILURE. No “failure” ever has to be an actual failure.You can choose to label failure as something completely awful, or you can choose to label it as something negative but useful. We are all fragile beings, and it is important to surround ourselves with love and positivity – but if you are hiding behind a façade of happiness and denying what could have been, then all the positivity in the world won’t rub off on you. Enjoy your journey from monotonous security to risk-taking passion. If you stay focused on your priorities, even if they are changing every second, you have nothing to fear. (This does not mean that you won’t feel scared along the way!)
If dead ends keep mounting, you can be your own cheerleader! At each obstacle you face, regardless of whether you overcome it or not, adapt yourself and your strategies to continue on ahead. By turning these difficult experiences into your edge, you can transform from a cubicle slug and release the radiant individual you are.
(Image Credits: Ali K. and glasscircus)
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