Self-improvement | Stories
How a 3-Minute Teddy Roosevelt Speech Helped Cure My Fear of Failure
And forced me out of my comfort zone
I’m a sucker for procrastination.
It lures me in, gives me a big dirty hug and holds onto me for hours. Then it throws me away and leaves me feeling shame and regret.
My perfectionism and procrastination made me miserable. Every time I tried to do something my fears would bombard me.
This week’s going to be different, I’d say to myself. Yeah, this time things are really going to change.
Spoiler alert: nothing changed. It wasn’t long before I fell back into my old ways and resistance prevailed.
Every. Single. Time.
That was until a speech I stumbled across completely changed my mindset.
The speech that sparked the fire
Recently, I heard a speech that hit me like a fat cat fired from a cannon.
I know what you’re thinking: Really? Another one of these boring speeches that spew the same nonsense? You’ve gotta be kidding.
Don’t worry, It’s not like that!
