Fire Mr. Failure!
The word ‘failure‘ doesn’t have to weaken you. In fact, it can empower you to achieve a whole new level of greatness you never dreamed possible.
Whatever our job title, we all must overcome fears of failure and rejection to be successful and achieve what we want. Fear of failure reduces confidence when acting to a new challenge, BUT what happens when facing the challenge? You feel scared, worried and don’t know what to do, well Failure is an option. Let me remind you of a quote
If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate
3 Secrets to Help You Fire Failure!
1) Change your mental model of “success” and “failure”
Instead of viewing failure as something to be avoided, turn it into a “stepping-stone” on the path to success and gratification. In other words: Success is the destination. Failure is how you get there.
2) Intentionally increase your failure rate
If it’s true that the more we fail, the more we succeed (and it is), then your immediate goal should be to intentionally increase your failure rate! With this thought in mind, you’re succeeding even when you fail. It works!
3) Celebrate your failures, not just your successes.
It’s natural to be excited about our successes. Yes, you want to celebrate them. Yes, you want to give yourself a reward or even throw a party. But, if the key to success is to increase our failures, then it only makes sense to celebrate our set backs as well. Yes, you heard right: if someone turns you down, celebrate it! posted by Ed Aldridge