Treat failure like Thomas Edison
From an early age, we are taught that failure has a negative connotation. Maybe, is because we are continually avoiding failing a school test or failing an essay or a school project. Also, our environment always encourages us to pursue success while avoiding failure. We carry this mindset through adulthood. But what we may be missing is that failure can be just as important as success; in fact, it can be a necessary step.
We are condition to avoid failure as if it was something to be feared. This fear often paralyzes us in our attempt to achieve our goals. One way to think about it is by asking ourselves the next question:
What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
Probably you taught about something you want to do. It can be a project that you have been postponing for so long. Or that skill you so eagerly want to learn. And the reason you have not done it yet? The fear of failure.
This irrational fear can be the obstacle between our current reality and our most wanted dreams.
But how can we overcome this fear of failure? Simple, treating failure as a scientist (or as Thomas Edison).
When scientists do experiments, the outcomes are very different. Some are positive, some are negatives, but all the results are critical pieces of a puzzle. Each piece gives…
