Failure is a Lie

Sometimes certain words get used so much that we stop evaluating what they actually mean and instead substitute some culturally appropriated pseudo-definition. "Failure" is one of these words. We talk about failure all the time. We're deathly afraid of it. But what is it?

To conquer "failure" we must first define it.

"Failure" isn't a noun. It's not a person, place, or thing. "Failure" is a bundle of conflicting emotions and ideas with no clear meaning. "Failure" is a generic thought-terminating place holder for some deeper unnamed fear in hiding. "Failure" is a fuzzy idea that makes us stop thinking and start worrying. This response is the result of learned cultural conditioning, but you have the power to reprogram your mental associations. That means you can change your response to "failure"!

There are no failures, there are only results! -- Tony Robbins

"Failure" is nothing more than getting a different outcome then you desired. That's it. It's a result. An outcome. A data point. Nothing more. So, you don't "fail". You get outcomes. You aren't a "failure". You're a person who acted and got a result.

The road to success is paved with results. Take action and adjust course along the way.

"Failure" equals "results". In your mind, change all occurrences of "failure" to "results". Burn this association in to your brain. Say it out loud. Write it down. Repeat it to yourself until you dream about it: "There are no failures, there are only results".

"Failure" is a lie, because it doesn't actually exist. It's "garbage in" that leads to "garbage out". You cannot fail. You act and you get results.

Take action now and get results today.