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Calm it Down

Aim for Failure

Calm it Down

Chad Lawson

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8678 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Failure is something that we often try to avoid. We are taught from a young age that it's not okay to make mistakes, and that we should always do our best in order to be successful. But what if failure was actually the key to success? What if we stopped being afraid of failure, and started embracing it as part of the process? You are about to hear one of the most fascinating stories that seems to be absent from a lot of the history books. And once you hear of this iconic person and his path, you will be inspired to hear how sometimes we just need a little nudge of failure.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Imagine what it would be like to take a wrong turn in life and end up becoming one of the most famous people in history.

0:08.9

Like iconic in history.

0:12.5

Every school book talked about how amazing you were.

0:16.8

Well, this is exactly what happened to someone in real life.

0:19.8

When you hear this story, it's not only going to surprise you,

0:24.2

but it's also going to have you look at every quote-unquote setback with a different perspective.

0:30.5

We'll come back to this in just a second.

0:33.3

But first, quick question.

0:35.3

What motivates you?

0:39.1

Are you one of those lucky people who wake up every day,

0:42.6

energized and ready to check every single box on your list?

0:46.8

Or are you someone who's amazed that people like that even exist?

0:52.8

If you fall into the latter category, don't be too hard on yourself.

0:58.4

Staying motivated, even when you're working on something you're passionate about, can be difficult.

1:05.1

Starting a new project or taking on a new task, it's pretty intimidating.

1:08.8

But before you get completely overwhelmed,

1:12.6

I'd like for you to think about this.

1:15.3

Sometimes, all you really need is a push in the right direction.

1:20.5

One tiny nudge, and you're one step closer to what you want.

1:26.4

Though sometimes, I will confess,

1:29.0

those little nudges come out of nowhere and completely blindsides.

1:33.8

They feel more like roadblocks, and they do easy highways.

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