Does Failure Exist?

During my training here at Wealthy Affiliate I have held back on doing certain projects because I felt afraid of failure. I think most of us have, and let’s face it; no one likes to fail. None of us likes to feel like we’re ineffective, weak or lacking in any way, and that’s exactly how failure makes us feel.

However, it may supprise you to know that failure doesn’t exist – until YOU say it does.
In the dictionary, you will find several definitions: 1) a failing to do or perform 2) a state of inability to perform a normal function adequately 3) a fracturing or giving way under stress 4) a lack of success.

Just carefully study those definitions and you’ll probably realize they have one thing in common when it comes to goal achievement: failure is a PERCEPTION.

If you believe you have failed, then you have. If you believe you don’t have the ability to succeed, then you don’t. If you believe you can’t handle the pressure of achieving your goals, you can’t. If you believe you’re not successful, you aren’t. Failure only exists in your own mind! The moment you decide to give up or stop working toward your goals, failure is born.

Don't let that happen, continue working toward your goals, one step at a time for as long as it takes, and you will be able to guarantee yourself that there will be no failure!

This insight should be very encouraging if you’ve been working toward goals and not yet seeing positive results. Simply keep going and you cannot fail!

Listed below are three tips that I think will help you to stay strong and keep focused.

1) Never give yourself an out. Many people do this without even realizing it. Commit to making your goals happen, no matter what! Never quit, never contemplate admitting failure, and never lose your inner determination.

2) Don’t get hooked on a specific time frame for completion. If you do that, you’re just setting yourself up for failure! Instead, get a general idea of when you’d like your goal to be completed, then take it a day at a time and focus on making progress, not reaching the finish line in as little time as possible.

3) Finally, be sure that you don’t view obstacles and setbacks as failures. The two are completely different. An obstacle, setback or delay means only one thing: it’s not time for your goal to be completed yet. That’s it! It doesn’t mean you failed; it doesn’t mean you’re weak; it doesn’t mean you’ll never achieve your goals. It simply means you’re not done yet. You’ve got to keep moving forward and find a way around or through the obstacle.

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