Inspirational Quotes - Fear of Failure

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Inbox Insight No. 12

QUOTES

"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task."
Vince Lombardi, American football coach

"If there is no wind, row." Anon

INSIGHT

'Fear of failure' is a commonly voiced reason for not attempting things, but what does it really mean?

It assumes that 'success' means to complete something 'well'.

But if we look again at Vince Lombardi's quote above, it redefines success as doing what we can do, as well as we can, in the circumstances in which we find ourselves.

It's possible that trying the same thing a year later, we could do better, or be more successful, but without the initial effort nothing will be achieved and nothing will change.

I find it helps me to know that when starting something, I don't have to finish it. I might find out half way through that it won't work.

However, without the 'starting', I'll never know, and will be left with a feeling of failure.

So failure is simply failing to start something.

You don't try TO succeed. WHEN you try, you succeed.

QUESTION

What are you putting off for fear of not completing it well?