Fear of failure
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under inspiration, quotes
I fear failure. I wish I didn’t, but I do.
I hate the way it tastes and the way it feels, but I’m learning to accept it as a part of my growth. A needed part of my growth. I just need to keep pushing myself towards that fear more often.
I guess it’s a result of my days as a catholic middle schooler and my desire to make everyone happy. As one of my professors at OU would say, “Dare to suck.”
These are a few quotes I’ve collected from places I can’t even remember, but they’ve proven useful in reminding myself to keep pushing.
The fastest way to succeed is to double your failure rate. - Thomas J. Watson Sr., founder of IBM
I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. -George Burns
“I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” - Michael Jordan
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” - Michael Jordan
“Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.” - Wiston Churchhill
Pablo Picasso was his own worst critic. When asked by others which of his paintings was his favorite he would typically reply “…the next one.”
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up,” Edison once said.
Don’t stop failing.
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