I’m channeling a bit of Jim Carrey this week.
You've probably heard some of his stories before - like that when he was an unknown actor, he wrote himself a cheque for $10 million for acting services, dated it 10 years into the future and put it in his wallet. Just to create a powerful intention that he could use as a signal to the world that this is what he was aiming for. Ten years later he was paid $10m for Dumb & Dumber.
(And yet there are still some of us that don't write down our goals! Anyway...that's a topic for another day.)
So with this inspiring anecdote, I wanted to explore a specific perspective Carrey shared on the idea of ‘failing. ‘
Failing is something that most of us worry about. Failing at something feels rubbish and it can take effort to spring back into a growth mindset and say 'thank you, more please'.
Fear of failure (and embarrassment) is a major factor that can hold us back from both voicing and taking action towards our dreams. It can prevent us taking those early necessary steps, those painful ones before momentum is created.
The quote that struck me is “you can fail in life doing the things you hate, so you might as well take a chance doing what you love.” It's a true mic drop moment.
So yes, we don't like failure. But given we're bound to experience set backs on any road we take, why not pick a path that has the greatest chance of happiness? The safe path could generate just as much failure/ rejection/ challenge. If it's something we're going to deal with anyway, why not go for what we really want, and deal with what arises?
This way of thinking certainly helped me and one of my clients shift into a new perspective this week; we realised that often the bold or scary move is exactly the right one.
I’d be interested to hear how this resonates with you, drop me a comment below or email me at kat@katthecoach.co.uk
P.S. In short - the rubbish feeling of failing at something is going to appear every now and again in our lives. So why not experience it on the path to great things?
P.P.S. There's 2 ways you can currently work with me: 1) a 2 hour breakthrough NLP session or 2) a 4 session coaching programme over 2 months. All phone based. When you're ready, hit reply and we'll agree which approach best serves your goal.