If you don’t fail, can you even succeed?

1000+ failures.

What would you have done if this happened to you?

I can tell you what Thomas Edison didn’t do. He simply didn’t quit. It was like Evolution skipped the quitting gene for him. He kept trying to perfect the light bulb, and then the magic happened. He invented the Incandescent Light Bulb, which is still in use today.

Just imagine what the world would have lost if Edison had given up!!! His repeated failures led to continuous learning, which lead to gradual improvement. He repeated the cycle till he succeeded. What this path demanded was his perseverance and “never-give-up” attitude.

Consider Lionel Messi’s quote:

“It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success”

You see, there is no such thing as an “overnight” success. Improvement is a gradual process, a result of thousands of small failures and corrections. Mass media reports only the stellar successes of the megastars and it conveniently forgets to mention the struggles, the setbacks and nights full of hard work. This paints a biased & rosy picture in our minds.

Failure, by its nature, is a relative concept. It depends on your goals and values. For example, as a freelancer, if you aim to have ample time for yourself, you’re successful. But, if your aim is to corporate leader, then you have failed miserably.

We always avoid failures, and so don’t take risks in life. Funnily enough, we aren’t born this way. A kid falls repeatedly while learning to walk, but doesn’t give up. As we grow up, we are trained to avoid failures like the plague. After all, our education system severely penalises failure.

By adulthood, we are prisoners of this mentality. We CAN be truly successful, if we are willing to take calculated risks. So, why don’t we?

Because we are terrified of even the smallest of failures. This hampers our growth and stops us from achieving true happiness, which only comes after learning from setbacks.

If you’re still struggling to decide or to start a journey because you fear failure, just START SOMETHING. ANYTHING. It doesn’t matter how small, because better things will definitely follow. It’s a myth that motivation leads to action. It’s actually the other way round. You must Act first, then everything else will follow.

So, ask yourself what your goals are. And then, decide the metrics of failure for yourself. We master skills and become successful only after we have experienced failures. Always remember, those who are truly at the top of their fields have likely failed many more times than you. So if you want to improve at something, keep experimenting, failing, learning, and moving forward.

Ever Tried

Ever Failed

No Matter

Try Again

Fail Again

FAIL BETTER.