Tag: Failure

How To Use Fear To Your Advantage

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Motivational Quotes, Personal Development, Personal Growth, Spirituality
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Photo by Yaroslav Shuraev

In the words of Marie Curie, “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.” It is okay to fear something, but don’t let it stop your movement. Your opportunities are waiting for you. Your dreams are waiting for you. If you want them to happen, you must walk past your fears. Only fear can stop you from doing what you love. Only fear can stop you from achieving your dreams. Do not let that happen. If you want your dreams badly, you must do everything within your power to live your life. Use fear to your advantage. Use it to get to the next level. Use fear to change your life. Let fear spring you forward in your life, in your career. Do not let fear cripple you. Don’t worry about your past failures. Just worry about where you are going. Because where you are going is more important than where you have been. Do not look back. Always look forward. But do not ignore the present. Because life happens in the present, not in the past.

“No Heart Has Ever Suffered When It Goes In Search Of Its Dreams”

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Photo by Ylanite Koppens

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams…”- Paulo Coelho

Do not be afraid to try. Life is about trying. It is about falling down. It is about expecting. It is about creating ourselves. It is not about finding ourselves. It is about really living our lives.

If that is the case, why are so many of us not living our lives? Because we don’t want to offend other people. We want other people to love us. We want other people to be happy with us. Above all, we don’t want to fail. Yes, we don’t want to fail. But ask yourself, is it possible to walk without first learning how to stand, then walk?

“If you are not living your life, you are living your fears.”

Paulo Coelho is right when he writes, “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” “People are not living their lives because they are living their fears.” Les Brown said, “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” Remember, you are not here to live your fears; you are here to live your life. Do not let your fears stop you from pursuing your dreams. Do not let doubts stop you from living your real life. Do not let your past disappointments stop you from loving yourself. You are here to create your life. You were not created to just exist. You were created to really live your life. Whether people like it or not, you must do everything within your power to make it happen. Live your life. And live boldly!