Fear of failure has held me back for most of my adult life, and it’s only in the last few years that a series of realizations allowed me to tame it.

The first was simply this: if we do not try, we have failed by default.

I used to think that as long as I didn’t try something I couldn’t fail at it. Many people share this sentiment, but it’s not really true. 

In fact, all this line of thinking does is keep us in our hum-drum routines, stop us from exploring hobbies we might fall in love with, or pursuing business ideas that excite us. 

Instead we must recognize the truth of the matter: in order to succeed at anything we have to try. And if we try but fail we will learn something from it. 

What happens if we do not try? Not only is success impossible, we dont learn anything either — a double negative.

The only prudent course of action then — if we aspire to fulfill our potential and enjoy all of what life might have to offer — is to try things out that capture our interest. 

You’ll win or you’ll learn, but either way you benefit.

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