YOUR FAILURES DO NOT DEFINE YOU.

Having the Courage to work towards your goals

One of the biggest barriers that can stand in the way of you achieving your goals is the fear of failure. This fear exists in the majority of people and even though we are not born with it, we quickly learn that there are risks and “dangers” involved in going for what we want.

This fear is based on getting judged and becoming the laughing stock of other people. Imagine the following scenario:

You are alone on earth and you challenge yourself to go after a goal you have always wanted to achieve; you and I both know that it would be a lot easier for you to overcome the fear of taking action now that you are alone. This is just an example of how most of our fear of taking risks, is connected to what other people are going to think of us if we fail.


Fear of Failure is not the only risk


As though it wasn’t enough that we fear what other people will think of us if we fail, a lot of people also fear success itself. It is not uncommon that people have subconscious issues with becoming wealthy or successful because they are afraid that they will alienate their current social circle and be judged for becoming a “big shot”. We even have commonly accepted phrases like “filthy rich” that further accentuate the subtle stigma associated with being very successful.
Some people even believe that you can only become wealthy by cheating others, being greedy and evil.
As you can see there are a lot of different factors that are at play when it comes to stepping out of your comfort zone and working towards your goals. This is also the reason why most people choose to live within their comfort zones instead of mustering the courage to work towards their dreams and take the inevitable pressure and judgment of doing so.
As you can see, these judgments are very real and not some imaginary thing that is all in our heads. However it is imperative that you take a look at the type of people who are judging you and understand why they are doing so.


Who is really judging and making fun of you?


99% of the people, who are making fun of you for going after your dreams, are only doing so because you are forcing them to take a look inside. As soon as they see you take action, they are forced to look inside and think about all their own dreams that they have somehow managed to suppress and rationalize throughout their lives. Their mind starts telling them that they have been wrong for not pursing their dreams for all these years and this feeling of guilt, is one that most people absolutely detest.

So in order to escape their own feeling of inadequacy, they start making fun of you and in this way convince their mind that they are not wrong and that it is in fact you that is wrong for pursuing your dream!
The big paradox is that most people never pursue their dreams or goals, because they are afraid of what other people who live in fear, procrastination and excuses are going to think of them.


Everything starts with an idea


Everything ever built by humans started with an idea in somebody’s mind and it is virtually guaranteed that most innovators were judged and ridiculed when they first presented their ideas to the mainstream population.


Just imagine the following scenarios:

• The year is 1835 and Alexander Bain starts telling his peers that he is going to build a machine that with time and development will be able to send a written piece of paper across the world within seconds. Alexander Bain was the first guy to get a patent for a very simplified unit that is called a fax machine today.
• Or imagine that it is 1902 and two brothers who are bicycle manufactures claim that they are going to build a machine that can fly, while steering effectively and remaining its equilibrium. The Wright brothers paved the way for the ease of travel we have at our disposal today.
• The point is that EVERYTHING started with an idea and if these great innovators didn’t find the courage to pursue their inner desires, the world would have been at a totally different stage than it is today.

It is your time to shine


Before you start telling yourself that you don’t have the same level of genius that these people did, just stop your mind in its tracks and say “Yes I DO!”. All humans are tapping into the same unlimited consciousness and potential, therefore it is natural that you have the same genius as so many other great thinkers and inventors.

What is the big question however is whether you are tapping into your unlimited potential or whether you are just a bystander observing life and sometimes even judging others who pursue their dreams.
Believe in yourself, find or CREATE the courage needed and start the process of discovery and development that is your destiny.

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