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Hello listeners, it’s Episode 20!  This week I’m here talking about failure resistance. At first you make think, DUH, of course I am resisting failure. 

That’s not exactly the full idea I’m discussing this week. Failure resistance is working or showing up in a way that avoids failure --as the primary driver.  It is making any other goal or objective come in second place by default. I’m defining failure as not achieving the expected or desired outcome.

Often, this is our way of avoiding failure in the form of unpleasant feelings. I’ve come to realize that feelings cannot actually injure me, and I’ve discussed in past episodes how important it is to feel your wide range of emotions. You’d never want to limit yourself.  In real life, this looks like making small goals, procrastinating, being hard on yourself or others when expectations aren’t met or not even considering failure as an option. 

I challenge you to pause and take a deeper look at yourself and your emotions.  Give a name to the feelings, explore why there are some feelings you’re avoiding and finally make steps and move forward. Go forth without the fear of failure!

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