Well, here it goes, I suppose.
I have been wanting to start a blog for a while now. A few years actually. I have "started" a couple but never really followed through for several reasons. Stupid reasons. Fear, mostly. Whenever I get a big idea in my head of something I want to do, I often lose motivation due to fear. Fear of looking dumb. Fear of what people may say. Fear of not having the skill set needed. Basically, fear of failure. But, recently I spoke with a friend that said something to help me move past that fear.
My friend told me about the creator of the company Spanx, Sara Blakely, who is the world's youngest self made female billionaire. When she was young, her father would ask her every day how she had failed, because he knew that failure was the road to success. If she had not failed in the day, her father was disappointed. This taught her at a young age not to be afraid of failure and motivated her to try for her goals and aspirations. She pushed past the fear that everyone feels.
This story taught me many things but the main thing is that I don't want to live my life holding back and not trying, because of fear. So, I am throwing fear out the window and going after what I want instead of coasting through life! Wish me luck!
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