My mind is going in circles, not slow circles either... probably at the rate of a hurricane...so hopefully it will slow down really fast...so is it a good thing that the eye of the hurricane finally hits and then there will be some calmness, wait, maybe i am thinking about the calm before the storm.
My brain is an idea-factory. Just ask anyone that truly knows me...I'm always telling or sharing my latest "new idea". But don't let that fool you, I am not some super- creative person, just let me clarify something...just because I come up with new ideas all the time, doesnt mean that they are all good. Mike and Renee have both just learned how to say uh-huh, smile and go along with me, now my mom and dad no-matter-what say "that's a great idea, how can i help?" Now that's true fans! I love the fact (not really) that anymore after all these years of new ideas...the ones closest to me, just smile or have a small giggle followed by, ok, we'll see. But SOMETIMES..just sometimes, the idea is a good one.
Maybe it's an idea for how to rearrange the living room,(really Renee, we can move these 2 chairs) or different ways to add to the already existing plants and flowers in the yard, because more is better! Sometimes the idea is totally a reasonable one, yet it never becomes a reality. Why doesn't it ever become reality? Well sometimes the reason is because I'm trying to hard to follow someone eles rules....kinda like attempting to force myself into a box that i was never meant to live in ( i do know for the past 4 years i have really learned to step out of my tiny box), or its kinda like trying to fit into a size zero, which will not ever happen ! When I really take the time and think and look at what is really going on...i think i know the real reason, any ideas???
If you guessed FEAR, you are thinking in the right direction, if you guessed "FEAR OF FAILURE" you are right on, and you could be a mind-reader.
Fear of failure can make you second guess yourself even as simple as moving 2 recliners in the living room because I am aftaid it wont look how i had hoped it would, afraid of planting more plants because what if i plant them in the sun, and they die or wilt because they perfer shade, afraid to blog certain things, because someone may judge me, afraid to open myself up and let others know me, because what if i cant live up to their expectations. But you know what, is faiure really something to fear? It shouldnt be, but it is...most just don't admit it. But what's the worst that can happen? have to move the chairs back, move the plants to shade verses sun, clarify the blog if needed, live to the best of your ability instead of living up to others expectations. So, the idea didnt work out, there will more ideas...LOTS OF IDEAS! As long as you're fulfulling ideas responsibile and not spending your life savings, or putting you or others in harms way. The UPSIDE of failure though, is you gain experience, you now know what what work for you.
So, next time you have a BIG IDEA...but the fear of failure threatens to turn your idea from a dream to a failure,...ask yourself:
1. what is the worst that can happen?
2. is it still worth it?
3. if the positive outweighs the negative, then move onto the plan, because some ideas require only a quick brainstorming, while others are best carried out after mentally covering all the basis!
So.... think about it... has there ever been an idea that fear or fear of failure has kept you from trying something? I know easier than said.... but since i am so full of ideas!!!
Because of His AMAZING GRACE
If you guessed FEAR, you are thinking in the right direction, if you guessed "FEAR OF FAILURE" you are right on, and you could be a mind-reader.
Fear of failure can make you second guess yourself even as simple as moving 2 recliners in the living room because I am aftaid it wont look how i had hoped it would, afraid of planting more plants because what if i plant them in the sun, and they die or wilt because they perfer shade, afraid to blog certain things, because someone may judge me, afraid to open myself up and let others know me, because what if i cant live up to their expectations. But you know what, is faiure really something to fear? It shouldnt be, but it is...most just don't admit it. But what's the worst that can happen? have to move the chairs back, move the plants to shade verses sun, clarify the blog if needed, live to the best of your ability instead of living up to others expectations. So, the idea didnt work out, there will more ideas...LOTS OF IDEAS! As long as you're fulfulling ideas responsibile and not spending your life savings, or putting you or others in harms way. The UPSIDE of failure though, is you gain experience, you now know what what work for you.
So, next time you have a BIG IDEA...but the fear of failure threatens to turn your idea from a dream to a failure,...ask yourself:
1. what is the worst that can happen?
2. is it still worth it?
3. if the positive outweighs the negative, then move onto the plan, because some ideas require only a quick brainstorming, while others are best carried out after mentally covering all the basis!
So.... think about it... has there ever been an idea that fear or fear of failure has kept you from trying something? I know easier than said.... but since i am so full of ideas!!!
Because of His AMAZING GRACE
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