In my Overcoming Adversity presentation, I talk quite a bit about failing.
Failure can be very paralyzing at times. What would happen if a SEAL Platoon was paralyzed by fear on a target?
We would all die.
Similarly, although not as severe, if we allow our failures to impede our progress, we will cease to grow and move forward in life.
Can I take an important opportunity now to normalize failure?
We all experience failure in life. It is a natural and normal part of being a human being.
What matters is how we internalize failure (our self-talk) and how we move forward despite failing.
“Never failing” is not the standard we should shoot for in life, but instead our goals should be to continue seeking out new things and looking for new opportunities.
Failure is really just a way of putting yourself on the path to winning.
