Fear of failure is a big hurdle to overcome for many but taking action must always be the antidote, the decision that will move you forward.
One thing you learn when after playing any game is that you cannot win all the games.
Try a game like chess and you will find that there is always someone better at times.
Even the very best of the winners lose, ask Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods or Serena Williams.
Take the lesson from these professionals because they know something that is very important.
They play whether they win or lose.
No Fear Of Failure Among The Pros
They do not exhibit fear because they are very familiar with what they are doing. They know from experience that it is not about winning, it is about playing the game to the best of their ability.
So they are not afraid to lose.
If you beat them you are very good and they admire you!
So too we can learn from them that taking the action is the fun.
Participation brings familiarity of whatever you are doing.
Familiarity takes away the fear which is replaced by the excitement of doing.
The more you learn to enjoy the game, the better you get at playing the game.
And that is what leads to more wins.
Who You Become
The more you play the game, the more you do the work, the more you do anything, the better you get at it.
Fear is always present when learning a new activity.
But by immersing yourself into the activity, you learn more and more until you become the person who can become a performer with no fear of failure.
Winners win because they lose a lot and when they do, they learn a lot from their mistakes.
The Law Of Averages
Michael Jordan did not make every shot he took.
But he developed his skills enough to know that he will win more than he will lose.
So he is not afraid to take any shot.
The Law Of Averages says: The law of averages is the commonly held belief that a particular outcome or event will, over certain periods of time, occur at a frequency that is similar to its probability. Depending on context or application it can be considered a valid common-sense observation or a misunderstanding of probability.
The bottom line is that the more shots you take the more likely you are to win some of them.
Your goal should be to become the persom who will become comfortable taking the shots, playing the game or operating your business.
The law of averages works in all areas of life.
The Role Of Preparation
With proper preparation you can learn to overcome the fear of failing.
You learn to play to win but are not be afraid to lose.
When you do, you find out why you did lose so that you will learn from that mistake.
Whether you are in business as an entrepreneur, a sportsman or a gambler, you always play to win.
The person who is playing to win is prepared to lose because they know that what some call losing is actually lessons on the way to winning.
You Are Not A Gambler
When a gambler loses, he is strategizing how to win the next time.
However, he does not have control of the situation.
Yes he is strategizing but without the control that could cause him to win.
On the other hand when an entrepreneur loses he also looks at his mistakes so he could improve the next time around.
And most importantly you learn to avoid having the fear of failure.
Fear Is Not Your Friend
Spending time in fear is not productive time.
There is only one good thing about fear and that is to help avoid certain situations.
But there are places where fear should not enter the equation and working your business is one of those areas.
Fear is definitely not your friend in business or anywhere else.
Be Systematic
Systems always give you an advantage in any field of activity.
And one thing they do for those who become winners, is make winning more consistent.
Armed with that information you should be prepared to learn as much as you can.
The more you do the work the more consistent you become.
Consistency is the name of the game for successful business owners.
The same is true for all games: chess, basketball, soccer, any game.
And in baseball, you cannot get a home run if you do not take the chance of getting a strike out.
By becoming a regular baseball player, you stop focusing on the negative, the strikeout, and start focusing on the positive, the home run.
And so it will be whether in marketing, education, security, any area you can thinkg about.
What You Focus On
Focus on what you want.
Give attention to your goals and little else.
When you understand the role familiarity can play in your eventual results, that is what should take your attention.
Schedule enough activity to ensure you become familiar with the operations and processes.
Inside those activities you will find the confidence and skills to ensue you perform to the best of your ability.
Business Is Like Sport
In business you want to score wins just like you do in sport.
The beauty, the fun, the excitement is to see how you can beat fate and score the goal in business, in soccer or hit the home run in baseball.
You can hit a home run just as easily as you can strikeout.
So, if you love home runs, you must love strike outs too.
In soccer you can’t score a goal if you are not in the game and it is the same thing with basketball.
Your Expectations
In business you are trained better to win, so you could expect fewer strikeouts.
In addition, no body but you counts the strikeouts.
The audience, the media, the management, they are looking for the home runs.
Control what you expect…You get what you expect.
The crowds love spectacular plays and fantastic goals in the game.
Meeting your daily action steps are the exciting plays you make on the way to your eventual success.
Communicating with your leads constitute great plays that can lead to big scores.
And making a sale…that is the big one, the very reason why you are doing what you do.
But before you hit the big score, you will have to deal with the downs, the setbacks, the disappointments.
You are going to miss your shot, many times too.
You are going to miss an appointment or a commitment.
Don’t spend time moping and crying.
Life happens, so you buckle on your big girl or boy vest and you get back into doing what you know will take you to victory in the end.
You are a professional now, in the big leagues.
When you strikeout it is time to get excited.
You know that you are closer to your home run.
When you miss a shot, you know that given another chance you can beat the goalkeeper and score.
Get back to hitting your daily goals or whatever you did not hit.
When you do, you focus on going after the successes, and like everyone else, not looking at the strike outs.
Wrapping It Up
In your business how many home runs are you going for today ?
Don’t let the fear of failure take you away from winning.
Winning is only possible, when you take action, learn to win and not afraid to lose.
Commit to be the best at what you do always.
That is the secret to success… you play the game, and you play to win.
You must look only at how to get to the successes, the home runs, the goals, the bonus.