Friday, June 26, 2009

Don't Be Afraid To Fail

Why is it that so many people don't (or won't) do something because they are afraid that they might fail? Is it pride? Embarrassment? I don't know... But I do know that failure is human. Everyone fails at something at some point in their life. I know that sounds pessimistic, but it's true! And if you learn from your failures it will only make you stronger. So why not go try something new? Don't let the possibility of failure keep you from doing something you otherwise want to do.

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt