This quote has been on my mind for the past few weeks. I first stumbled across it while reading one of my favorite books and it resonated with me instantly.
A few weeks ago, a dear friend and I had a conversation about failure and I quickly realized that if I'm honest with myself, I am afraid to fail. If you're like me (& maybe I'm on an island here), I generally like to appear like I have my crap together, even if reality tells a different story. I do treat failure as something that is final, and I know it prevents me from taking risks, voicing my honest opinion, or really learning something. It's easier to exist between lines I have created for myself, lines between which I know I can succeed.
It would be great if I could say that I took a crazy risk that didn't pan out lately, and hey, "I'm better for it!". But let's not get ahead of ourselves here. Instead I'm reminding myself of this truth and hoping to take a few real risks as a result.
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