Resist the fear of failure, and it will flee from You

“‘You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. -Wayne Gretzky’ -Michael Scott”

To achieve anything worthwhile, we must abandon the fear of failure.

Yet, it seems to be the voice that we listen to the most. 

If you’re thinking of building your own business, applying for that job that’s a bit out of reach, or even challenging yourself to blog daily for 30 days, it’s likely that you’ll run into the fear of failure. It sounds like this:

You’re not capable. What if you fail? What will people think of you? 

This is when you have to resist. 

You will tempted to entertain the thoughts. To comb through them and to dissect them. Don’t. With everything in you, turn away. 

Fear comes to stop you. To tear you down. To thwart your mission. 

Don’t let it. 

It’s that simple. But it’s not easy.

Instead of trying to make sense of a lie, you must recognize its ugly nature and turn to what’s true. Commit to the next step of building your business, go for the job that’s out of reach, write your blog posts one day at a time. 

Behind the fear of failure is the fear of man. You are worried about what people will think. 

What will my family think of me if I take this risk? What does rejection say about me? What will my friends think if I share this thought? 

There is no reason to care what others will think of you for trying to do something great. If you never take the chance, then you’ll stay where you are right now. If you take the chance and fail, you’ll still be in the same spot, but you’ll have all the knowledge you’ve gained from the experience. You’ve got nothing to lose by trying. 

Ignore the doubting voices.

Turn from the lies being planted in your mind. The ones that come to steal from you, kill you, and destroy you. 

Resist the fear of failure, and it will flee from you.