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You Don’t Fear Failure, But You Do Fear This
The real root of your fear of failure
Call me naïve, but I never understood the fear of failure.
How the thought of losing something can scare someone into inaction.
And maybe it’s because, well, I fail all the time.
I can hardly get dressed without wearing matching socks — a criminal offense by the fashion police.
I tried out for football and made first string, bench rider. The splinters are still stuck somewhere in my ass.
And at the time of this writing, I’m querying my book and have had far more no’s than yes’s.
Another fail.
By any standards, I can say I’ve failed over and over again, and by the end of today, I will likely fail at one more thing.
Because failing is simple. It’s just not getting what you wanted and it happens all the time.
You wake up late and miss your morning coffee.
Fail.
You pick the wrong line at the grocery store and get stuck behind some guy with a thousand coupons.
Annoying Fail.
You accidentally step in the mud and ruin your new shoes.