The
only thing that stands between you and your goals is your own fears. Fear of
failure prevents you from succeeding. But, to succeed in life, you must be
willing to face your worst enemy-the paralysis of fear.
To
conquer in life you most conquer yourself, overcoming the fear that keeps you
from trying and taking risks. Norman V. Peale advises us to do the things we
fear, and death of fear is certain. To strive is to take risk. Every endeavor
in life involves some amount of risk, hence nothing ventured, and nothing
gained.
Remember
that unless you enter the beehive, you can’t take the honey. Thus, to get
ahead, you have to get started. Always dare to try no matter how difficult it
may look. “Don’t be afraid of failure,” says Louis Boone, “so much that you
refuse to try new things.” Of course, if David did not fight Goliath, he
wouldn’t have been a world changer. Make a commitment; it is the little steps
you take today that will give you courage for the big leap tomorrow.
According
to Martin Luther King (jr), “if you don’t stand for anything, you fall for everything.”
Dare to take risks on your life goals. It can be by trying harder, working
smarter, and stretching yourself mentally, physically, and spiritually.
However, do not lay all your eggs in one basket, there’s always a need for back
up. You can’t become set for life by avoiding risk, but you can minimize your
risk. Only calculated risks should be taken.
Do
not be overwhelmed by fear. It impedes your sense of optimism; for when hope is
crushed. But a hopeful heart is like a hunger ready to be satisfied.
“Make
the best out of life regardless of what you are doing,” said Zig Ziglar, “if
you pump long enough, and enthusiastically enough, sooner or later the efforts
will bring forth reward.” Be informed that if there is no venture, there will
be no success. Don’t reject an idea because there are some risks involved in it.
The
fear of failure is worse than failure itself; it is better to fail than to lose
fear. I agree with what David McNally says, “The mistake-riddled life is much
richer, more interesting and more stimulating than the life that has never
risked or taken any stand on anything.” “The tragedy of life,” according to
John Mason, “is not that man loses, but that he almost wins.” Avoid these three
descriptions: could have, should have, might have. They are the saddest
summary of life.
The
illusion of fear is as deadly as a sword or a sharp arrow. Get it as the back
of your mind: one of the greatest discoveries you can make is to find that you
can do what you are afraid of doing. But, even if you lose, it is only a game
of life. In some cases you effort may be good enough for you to succeed. In other
cases even your best may not be good enough to crown you success. Sometimes, it
may come in form bad luck, which can happen to anyone. In any case, you still
have to try. Focus on trying new ideas instead of avoiding mistakes.
Robert
H. Schuller told us that, “People who never try because they are sure they will
fail have lost the first battle.” They have lost to fear. They have been
knocked out before they even got in the ring. On the contrary, when you do
things you fear, you only be assured that you succeed in life’s most important
battle; you defeated the fear of trying.
Recall,
one man’s problem is another man’s opportunity. What would be your reaction
years later, if you discover that someone had turned an adventure which you
were afraid of into a great success?
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