Comments on: What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?

By: Kay

Kay — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:37:33 +0000

Ladies and Gents. This is a great post. Is it possible for us to have a real time discussion on this?

By: Samantha

Samantha — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:32:17 +0000

1. – Mentor/Executive coach for women in the 20s and 30s…and doing marketing consulting services. Trying to find work that is fulfilling, financially lucrative, flexible and fun (does it exist???)
2. I do this on a pro-bono basis…but still have a VP Marketing job that kills me…but it’s very lucrative
3. I’m afraid of being poor, I’m afraid of STILL having a frightening workload – I’m burned out!

By: Allison

Allison — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:38:42 +0000

1.Ask a guy I like out (along with many other things)
2.No
3.I’d rather keep the friendship than lose it because he doesn’t feel the same way

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:27:33 +0000

Hey,

1- be making art that I am proud of and that is true.
– be actively involved in creating projects to improve my community.
– lead a healthy lifestyle

2- I just started.

Just a little message to everyone out there… I held myself back from pursuing my first goal for a very long time because in my mind it wasn’t a practical option. As a result, looking back, the rest of my life suffered. Ever since I started going after what I want, I would dare to say my whole life has improved. I have more energy because I’m excited about what I’m doing, I enjoy the small moments of my life more and am more appreciative, and I have a new stronger will-power where I didn’t before. I’ve realized that I can truly do anything I want to. I have a new faith and trust in myself that I will be o.k. and whatever life throws at me I will be able to handle it.

I would recommend following your dreams to everyone! If you don’t, you’re not really living.

-Emma.

By: Richard Howes

Richard Howes — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:03:39 +0000

So my first post to any blog was hear a couple of days ago, and now I find I’ve instantly turned into a serial poster!

I’ll repeat part of what I said on another topic, lack of self esteem/confidence/belief.

Its self belief that is the key ingredient in whether people let the fear of failure prevent them from taking the plunge so to speak.

The irony is that often a fear of failure, and the lack of self esteem that drives that fear, creates a paralysis of decision and action that ensures failure. This is particularly true of people who jump half way in (the entrepreneur who takes the plunge into his own business but does not have the courage to take the bold decisions necessary for success).

Success requires bold action, bold action requires us to overcome the fear of failure, the fear of failure is driven by lack of self esteem.

A difficult challenge to be sure. I know.

By: simon

simon — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:37:17 +0000

1. i will travelling around the world
2. its done

thats make my perspective more wisely

By: nataJane

nataJane — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:49:03 +0000

This is a beautiful photo…

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:52:17 +0000

I find it isn’t the fear of failure that hinders me. Failing is fine for me, I’ll learn from it, then do better next time, essentially finding that success in it. It’s the endurance of the time it can take to succeed. Busting your ass is a lot more work when it’s long term, especially when you know there might not be a basket of rainbows greeting you in the end.

But still, for me, it’s oh so worth it.

By: Jonathan Fields

Jonathan Fields — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:38:35 +0000

@ Everyone – Hmmm, it’s amazing how stifling fear of failure or fear of poverty is. In fact, the fear is often so overpowering, it can shut down a willingness to explore non-traditional ways to earn a really nice living, while integrating much of what you love into how you earn that living. I am not saying it’s easy, I’ve certainly made a lifetime out of exploring the issue, but it’s a lot more doable than most people believe.

I’ll be writing more on this very soon.

Thanks so much to everyone for sharing so sincerely

By: Hope

Hope — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:38:56 +0000

1.Do art–the pieces I wanted, how I wanted, and submitting them to book publishers, magazines, galleries.

2. Only (very) part time.

3. Because a) I like having a roof over my head and something other than ramen on the table. And b) because of the fear of rejection. It is unbelievably, incredibly hard to take your art, things you’ve poured yourself into, made the best that you possibly could, and show it to others–only to get rejected. Again, and again, and again …

Lots of people talk about living with a life of regret about things they’ve never done. But to play devil’s advocate–if you don’t try, then you still have the illusion that you *could* have succeeded, if you’d really wanted to. It’s not much, but it might be better than looking back on a lifetime of rejection as just another ‘wanna-be’ that never made it.

That said, I haven’t given up my art yet. I still have a little hope left that I’m not just beating my head against a brick wall, I guess.