That means you’ve actually tried something!
Generally, I want my blog to be a place where people find inspiration and hope that the sun is going to shine, even if things get hard. That is just who I am and I really don’t know (or want) to be different. But today I am going to tell you about something that is generally seen as negative: failure.
Usually, we don’t tend to be happy when we fail. But what is failure really and most importantly, is it as bad as we think it is?
As I see it, failure is first and foremost, the attempt in doing something. Be it an exam, a job interview, asking someone out, asking your boss for a raise, attempts bring us forward, even if things don’t go they way we hoped they will. What matters most is that tiny voice in your head that said ‘what if?’. That voice is ambition, that voice is growth and that voice is hope – don’t let failure silence it. Try harder next time, avoid making the same mistakes, learn from every experience because in the end, that is how all successful people started. What they all had in common is the willingness to say ‘I’ll try again tomorrow’ and that means never giving up on the things that you want.
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I won’t tell you that it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, of course it does. That’s why they are called ‘winners’ and not ‘participants’ but from my point of view, the only losers are the ones that give up and stop trying.
Even if you cry, even if you feel helpless or misunderstood, find that tiny voice inside of you and build it up – I strongly believe that everyone has it, all you need to do is listen to it. And when you do, you won’t need anything or anyone else to help you reach your goal – all you’ll ever need is yourself.
So… What is YOUR ‘what if’?
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