Tag: fear

We Are Bound To Fail

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
Photo by Liza Summer

“… But when it comes to things we think really matter, like creating a career or raising children, we bear down, tighten up, and absolutely refuse to fail. Anyway, that’s the theory. The reality is, we are bound to fail. By refusing to accept this, we only make things worse. Conversely, if we only own our failure openly, publicly, with genuine regret and absolutely no shame, we reap a harvest of forgiveness, trust, respect, and connection- the things we thought we’d get by succeeding.”- Martha Beck, as quoted in O’s Little Guide to Starting Over

Failure will happen. You cannot stop it. We are here to fail. Because if you want to grow, if you want to move to the next level, without failures, it is not going to happen. So when you fail, instead of beating yourself up, find out what went wrong. Let the people around you know what happened. Do not hide it. See what you can take away from it. And then continue with your life.

“We are bound to fail.” it is going to happen. It is your learning point. When you fail at something, learn from it. Take it as an advantage to know what you do not know. Take it as an opportunity to stretch yourself, to challenge yourself, to get out of your safe zone. Do not avoid it. If you do, according to Martha Beck, “we only make things worse.”

Stop Limiting Yourself

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
Photo by Ann H

“Age, poverty, ill-heath- none of these things can hold back the really determined soul. To him they are merely stepping stones to success- spurs that urge him on to greater things. There is no limit upon you- except the one you put upon yourself.”– Robert Collier

You can have what you want if you know what you want. Because if you know what you want, if it is really clear to you, you will do whatever is within your power to have it.

Do not just talk about what you want. If you want it, don’t waste your time. Find out how you are going to go about it. Because talking about it is not going to do anything. The only thing that can change things is action. When you take action, things change. When you have the heart to take the right action, things will change.

If you believe in what you want, don’t just talk about it. If you want it, do something about it. Reach out to people who know better than you. Do not let your ego stand in your way. Because you can’t achieve your goal if you allow your ego to take charge of your life.

It doesn’t matter what you want for yourself. Whatever you want, be specific about it. Do not be vague. Because when you are vague, you will get vague results. But when you are clear, you will get clear results. That is life.

In life, you get what you give. If you think you can’t do something, you can’t do it. But if you think you can do it, you can really do it. So, if you want to to achieve success, occupy your mind with positive thoughts. Because it works.