So You’re Afraid of Failure
Good.
You should be.
Failure means death, but unless you're facing full system failure, you still stand a chance to live another day. I'm going to share three things that I've learned
through my own failure, so that you can rest assured, it ain't over til you're dead.
1. Avoid failure at all costs. If you are constantly surprised by your own shortcomings, then you deserve the shit that goes wrong in life. You have a vested interest in planning and executing your actions effectively and failure is a sign that somewhere along the line you got distracted by a piece of ass or a hunk of easy-money held out like a carrot. Stop falling for stupid tricks.
2. Don't stress about what could go wrong, prevent it. Put all the energy you put into whining or feeling sorry for yourself into positive activity. Protect yourself from failure through training, research, experimentation, finding a community, and exploring. Remember true failure is not to have tried and failed; it is to have never tried and then to go on crying about it.
3. No one can hate you as much as you hate yourself. There ain't an insult your enemies can fling at you that you haven't heard in your own head. What you have to focus on is what kind of thoughts you want to have about yourself. Are you cheering yourself on? Are you cheering yourself up? Don't worry what people say about you, cause guess what, those dicks are killing themselves on the inside too.
I hope this has helped you understand failure is the worst thing that can happen to you. It has nothing to do with trying new things or working hard. It has to do with laying there like a lumpy, grumpy egg roll who can't turn over by themselves. Don't be that egg roll. Get out there and LIVE!
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