A Dream Killer

Do you know what is the number one dream killer? The Fear Of Failure! Yes it is. In order to be successful in life, and in any venture worth pursuing, it is imperative to try out new things. Take measured risks. You've heard the saying, the higher the risk, the higher the reward.

However, in going all out to succeed, there is a high chance of failure. And it is this fear of failure that causes us to procrastinate. To put things off. To play it safe. As the saying goes, Better Be Safe Than Sorry.

Risk Management

The correct way to take risks is to have some element of risk management in place. For example, if you take a chance on something, before doing anything, ask these three questions first.

1. What would be the worst thing that can happen if I take this action?
2. What could be the best thing that could happen if I take this action?
3. What would be the worst thing that could happen if I didn't take this action?

Not taking action is the loss of opportunity. If you took action and failed, what would be the consequences? Would it be worse than not taking the action in the first place?

Both the above must be compared with taking action and succeeding. If the potential gains far outweigh the status quo or the result of failure, then the decision should be obvious. Take the risk.

If the potential gains result in a minimum outcome, then it is not worth taking the risk. There are times when there is no time to do this assessment and a decision has to be made promptly.

This is where one's leadership acumen is tested. A visionary leader will be able to do this analysis mentally and arrive at a decisive conclusion.

"Do Not Make Any Mistakes"

How many times did you hear this immortal command? Especially as children? I have lost count. In school, we are taught that making mistakes is bad and should be avoided at all costs. The whole purpose of tests is to get as many questions right as possible.

Of course, there are many questions that have absolute answers that are either right or wrong. Like multiplication tables. In those cases we were taught to commit them to memory so that we would always get them right. And there was nothing wrong with that.

Enlightened courses of study have questions written where there is no right or wrong answer. The objective is for the student to pick whatever answer they think is correct and provide reasons why they think that way.

Brain Storming

Do you know why this method can be very successful in solving problems? Or in devising a plan?

When a group of individuals involved with a project are asked to participate in a Brain Storming session, there is only one rule. There are no right or wrong answers or comments. No response is deemed stupid. In that way members are free to use their imagination to come up with outrageous solutions to problems.

This often leads to two seemingly ridiculous ideas submitted by different individuals when combined could end up being an amazing solution. It is by thinking out of the box when creative solutions are discovered.

And that is why Brainstorming works!

Online Marketing

I have read reports from so many individuals here who are wildly successful who stated that they made tons of mistakes in their first few years before they discovered Wealthy Affiliate. Even our founders Kyle and Carson have gone through a lot of trial and error situations before they invented this amazing teaching and business platform.

If the best of the best can make mistakes and still succeed, anyone of us can do the same. The secret is to keep trying new stuff to find what works and never give up.

Imagine what the outcome would have been if Kyle and Carson got so frustrated that they decided that Affiliate Marketing would never work and they decided to look for a 9-5 job instead? All of us would have been the big losers.

Now look at Wealthy Affiliate and see what a dynamic online Affiliate Marketing University this has become!

The Failure Barrier

As humans it has been ingrained into us since childhood that we must avoid failure at any cost. When we fail, we feel defeated and find it very difficult to overcome that failure barrier. Our minds get programmed that no matter what we try out we will fail. So why even bother?

A paradigm shift is necessary to overcome failure. In order to succeed we must soar over that barrier or if needs be, punch tight through it to reach success on the other side.

When we get struck we must try different things until we find an opening to success.

Tools To Overcome Failure

At Wealthy Affiliate, we are so fortunate to have access to a plethora of tools to help us punch through failure and succeed. In years gone by, it was harder trying to do this all by ourselves. Over here we have access to so many talented members that all we need to do us to ask a question and one or more talented members will be eager to provide an answer.

The pay it forward mentality is so powerful in Wealthy Affiliate you never have to build your business in isolation.

Fail Your Way To Success - Like Those Who Are Successful Now!

When you try something that doesn't work it is not time wasted. What we do in situations like that is we've eliminated one more step that doesn't work. Hence, there are fewer steps to take for success.