Do you fear failure?

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`Do you fear failure?`

Do you fear failure or do you see each failure as an opportunity to adapt, learn and start over with a better chance of success? Explain with examples

This is a question that is a bit difficult for me to answer in the little time I have left before the 3 hours left of this initiative expire, however, I like a challenge and I'm going for it!!!!
I think I still have a fear of failure, and although I must admit that it is less than before, I know that there is a part of me that still does not fully throw itself into doing certain things for fear that they will go wrong and turn out to be a waste of time.

About 15 years ago that fear was greater because I was more focused on being a perfectionist, even though I would wear myself out in the process of doing my best to make that project - meaning family, work, economic activities, among other things - always come out “successful”.

Then I realized that those standards I had were quite ridiculous and that life is far from perfect, in fact, life is full of experiences in which you can fall and get muddy even in the places you least imagine.

When I looked back and saw all the efforts I had made and the results I had had in different circumstances I observed that in reality my life was full of failures or failed experiences, relationships... projects... business... in different areas I had made mistakes that ended up making things not go well. However, I could also observe that in all those situations there was a Mirianna getting up and trying again, or starting from scratch anything else, over and over again, there was Me bouncing back from the fall and giving my best.

I realized that I am not perfect, that nobody is... we all make mistakes, even unintentionally we make mistakes almost every day, understanding that this is part of our nature as human beings that we are, helped me to give another perspective to the subject of failure and success, and without a doubt to be more compassionate with me.

Letting go of the burdens imposed on me by the expectations that others had of me was also a great help, to live without the pressure of having to be the “best mom”, “best daughter”, “best wife”, “best friend”, “best worker”, “best ....”.

I took a big weight off my shoulders and yet, when I read the question I realized that I still fear failure in some things, specifically I would use relationships as an example, after two divorces, it is definitely an aspect of my life that requires improvement.

Even so, today I believe that failures are an opportunity for personal growth, learning and proof of your resilience and ability to move forward. This change of perspective makes those failed experiences become very valuable life tools, giving you a lot of information about yourself and your environment.

I can also see now that a failure does not define who I'm as a person and has nothing to do with the “Self”, and that is definitely a relief...

Maybe if we took life less seriously... maybe if we played more... maybe if we were more like children... maybe if we loved more openly... just maybe... I think we would have a life free of fear...

Thank you @galenkp for this suggestion,

Pd: I would love to go camping with you, I think it would be a very interesting and fun experience. 🤗

Blessings and good vibes to all. See you soon!

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