Failure….it is such a difficult term to discuss because everyone fears it more than anything. The number one thing I hear in my business when I ask what someone is most afraid of, their answer, 9 out of 10 times is “failure.” What is failure?? Why do people fear it?? The reality is we fail everyday multiple times because we are imperfect people. Let’s say your goal is to wake up at 6am and your alarm goes off and you hit the snooze button a few times. You just failed. Something so simple that may not impact your life that much, yet still a failure. However people don’t fear this! Your not afraid to hit the snooze button because it provides you with comfort. Many people would say that COMFORT is FAILURE. When my alarm goes off at 4:30am and I don’t wake up on time, I have guilt. If I miss a day at the gym because I am to lazy to simply get my butt out the door, I have guilt. It bothers me when I set these goals and I do not achieve them. What level of failure is enough to get you motivated?

If you are not failing, you are not moving forward! You should fail 1000 times to succeed one time! Why?? Because it means that you are trying! You are making an effort to get one step closer to your goals!! Those who do not fail, are not trying hard enough. The scariest thing for me before I bought into a business was the risk vs. reward. How much risk can you take in order to have the reward you want? People do not want to take any risk because they are afraid of failing. That’s why people are in dead-end jobs because there is a lot of risk getting the job of your dreams. It means work, sacrifice, and commitment. Things people fear! It’s not always failure that people fear the most, it is the journey to gain the success they dream about. This journey that is so intimidating because of how hard it will be is what people fear the most.

“If you are not failing, you are not moving forward!” 

People need to step out of their comfort zone and understand that they are going to fail! Failure is the only way to truly learn and grow. Making mistakes and failing at something will give you so much drive and determination to never make that mistake again. Failure is the best motivation a person can have! The only time the fear of failure can be a positive thing is if that’s what’s driving you to be successful! Use that fear to propel you forward and never allow that fear to overtake your motivation. Never be afraid to fail!!