Failure is an option in everything we do in life, and it happened to me a couple of days ago.

Every self-help guru says failure is just a learning opportunity. They may be right but it doesn’t seem to help.

Last week I failed 75 Hard. I missed one of my five things and then thought, I’d just keep going. Then I did it again the next day. Then the day after that I missed another thing. By day four of missing, I just quit lying to myself thinking I could keep going and quit doing everything on the list.

”Failure is an event, not a person.” Says Zig Ziglar and I’ll just have to start again to win the next round… maybe.

At this point, I feel crushed and don’t want to try again. I’ve got too many things going on at work and life around the holidays that how could I have ever thought I could do this.

These thoughts are creeping in on me. Do you have the same problem? Do these horrible thoughts creep in and try and take over your mind and spirit? We’ve got to kill these thoughts to move forward.

I was reminded of an old joke from taking a spec ops course as a Marine, the idea of the good idea fairy. She is everywhere. She is there to help. She is a good idea to add to all the things that are going on so you can do more better. But in reality, all the good ideas just get in the way of what you have planned and what you need to accomplish.

The instructor said take that “good idea fairy” out back and kill it! I just want to figure out how to take that feeling of failure and “stinking thinking” (also Zig Ziglar) out back and shoot it.

I want to be free of the thoughts of failure, of not being good enough, of not being able to get something done. I’m just not sure how to do it… yet.

I’m working on it. One of the ways I made it go away was to accomplish something in my life… anything.

This week I’m accomplishing going back to the gym to work on getting strong. I’m going to start lifting again and get my strength back. I love the gym but haven’t been there since March.

Then the day after Christmas I’m starting a 75 Hard.

Are you with me? Do you want to do this together?

Screw waiting for January to do a New Years’ resolution. Let’s start early and get something done.

Leave a message below and let me know if you are in!

Stay Strong,

Ben Branam

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