Succeeding At Things That Don't Matter?

“Our greatest fear should not be failing, but it should be succeeding at things that don’t matter.”~Francis Chan

Why have we developed this sense of fear of failure? What has led us to thinking that failure is a bad thing? Most people have come to realize that success isn't possible without failure, but we make that failure label so painful that people will do just about anything to not fail. Including nothing at all...for fear of failure.

Thomas Watson, founder of IBM said that "If you want to succeed faster, fail faster."

Failure and success are two sides of the same coin and you can't have one without the other.  In fact, you cannot succeed without failing!  Ask all those bands that were an 20 years "Overnight Success."

Our greatest fear should instead be succeeding at something that doesn't matter! I know a lot of people who are great at things that don't matter. What's the point? Are you succeeding at something that doesn't matter? What makes it matter for you? Maybe someone else has decided that it needs to matter to you, but does it?

Does what you do matter?? (Other than providing you with a paycheck) Does it really matter? I think too often we get stuck doing things just because...Just because it pays the bills...just because it's easy to do...just because it's what I've always done...

Decide what matters to you and do that!!

Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!

“Our greatest fear should not be failing, but it should be succeeding at things that don’t matter.”

Forward or Backwards

"You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety." ~Abraham Maslow

Are you stepping forward into growth or back into safety? Maslow sure had it right. If you are not moving forward, you are moving backwards. While it is into safety, it is still moving backwards. I don't think that you can ever just tread water and stay in one place.

Most people don't realize that they are moving backwards, they think they are staying at the same point. Don't fool yourself with that story, it just isn't true. The challenge is that it's an easy out to just say that you are holding in place rather then putting yourself out there to become who you were meant to become.

Anias Nin said “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” When will the risk become too painful for you? When will you be ready to grow, to move forward? How about NOW??

Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!

"You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety." ~Abraham Maslow

Succeeding at Things That Don't Matter

“Our greatest fear should not be failing, but it should be succeeding at things that don’t matter.”

Why have we developed this sense of fear of failure? What has led us to thinking that failure is a bad thing? Most people have come to realize that success isn't possible without failure, but we make that failure label so painful that people will do just about anything to not fail. Including nothing at all...for fear of failure.

Our greatest fear should instead be succeeding at something that doesn't matter! I know a lot of people who are great at things that don't matter. What's the point? Are you succeeding at something that doesn't matter? What makes it matter for you? Maybe someone else has decided that it needs to matter to you, but does it?

Does what you do matter?? (Other than providing you with a paycheck) Does it really matter? I think too often we get stuck doing things just because...Just because it pays the bills...just because it's easy to do...just because it's what I've always done...

Decide what matters to you and do that!!

Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!

“Our greatest fear should not be failing, but it should be succeeding at things that don’t matter.”

What's More Painful?

"And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."~Anias Nin

Are you there yet? Are you ready to blossom? Why not? What is holding you back? Is the risk of not growing getting to painful yet? See, we all have our ruts (graves) that have become comfortable and yet we know that we need to grow. When will the pain be bad enough to allow you to get our of your rut?

Is fear holding you back? What other people might think or say? What is keeping you from your growth? Take some time and analyze your situation and see what is keeping you from growing,

What the caterpillar calls death, the butterfly calls life. Are you ready to become your butterfly or will you die as a caterpillar.

"And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."