If you are not willing to risk “losing,” you lose yourself

Fritz Kunkl identified four fatal fears; the fear of rejection, the fear of losing, the fear of emotional discomfort, and finally the fear of being wrong. When we are dreaming a new dream for our selves, we have to be willing to approach new activities with a sense of adventure.

If we are consumed with doing it “right” we limit the possibilities for our success. There are many routes to take to achieve your goal. Finding out what doesn’t work can be the first step to finding the best path for you and your dream. When Edison was asked how it felt to have failed 2,000 times to make a light bulb, his response was I haven’t failed. I now know 2,000 ways not to make light. We all know the end result of Edison’s experiments, all you have to do is turn on a light this evening to be reminded of Edison’s dream.Our competency increases with a new activity each time we try something new. Perhaps all we need to do is re-define our definition of “losing, wrong, and failure” and focus instead on the learning outcomes that have come from each attempt. What have we learned about ourselves? What have we learned about our dream? These are the real gifts as we move forward in our lives.

Warm regards

Beth
Contributing Expert Author to, Awakening the Workplace, Now Available
beth@dreamcatcher-consulting.com
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