Jeff Goins is a blogger and author I have been following for a couple of years now. At first, he was raw, new, untested and inexperienced. But that didn’t stop him, so I didn’t stop watching. Inevitably, he began succeeding, which is a huge lesson for anyone. The only way to fail, is to quit, or not even begin.
Fear is usually at the basis for quitting or not beginning and here is a recent, brilliant article about fear.
Someday, if I keep at this, I, too, will become really good at writing, blogging and living the life I always knew I could. Fear and many other responsibilities have kept me from it until a few years ago. Nothing will stop me now that I know the secret to success.
In the mean time I will continue to put myself out there, fail, get back up, learn something from my failure, and try something new. Learning is the key. Trying and failing does not guarantee success later. You have to learn why you failed, then figure out a different way to succeed. Jeff is a great resource for learning something outside your current knowledge base, which is usually the best place to look for information on how to get better. If your best efforts result in failure, you need to learn something you don’t already know. Find your treasured resources, read, listen, and try something new. Keep trying, failing, learning and trying again until you do succeed. I know this sounds pretty basic, but fear is a pretty complex subject that requires this very simple principle to overcome.