Failure is an event, not a person.
Starting any new endeavor is daunting because there is always the possibility of failure. Especially if it’s something you are passionate about, no one wants to fail. I often find that people would rather not try at all, than to try and possibly fail. With the first option it’s easy to say “Oh, I just didn’t try.” In the section option, you have to admit that you did try and weren’t successful.
Here’s the thing – every successful person I have ever met has failed. Usually not just once, but countless times. I can speak from personal experience that I usually learn more from trying something and not succeeding, then trying something and succeeding. Sometimes, failure is a blessing in a disguise.
If you have never failed, you have never pushed yourself out of your comfort zone. It is only through failure that you really see how strong you are. Failure is an opportunity to learn more about yourself and what it takes to succeed.
Setbacks and failure are inevitable. What makes a champion is how you deal with them. Do you give up or do you keep trying?
“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” Michael Jordan “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill