In this episode we talk about failure and why we all try so hard to avoid it even though

it's the one thing that leads to success. It's time to pull yourself out of that slump because you are now

listening to Tiny leaps big change. Welcome to another episode of Tiny Leaps Big Changes, where I share simple research-back strategies

you can use to get more out of your life.

My name is Greg Klunis and one of the biggest failures I've ever experienced in my life was

about a year ago when I first took the leap and quit my job.

At the time I was excited thinking about what it meant and all the possibilities that would come from it

but in just a few short months I had burned through all the money I saved

and I wasn't able to bring in any kind of an income. Now I can't even explain to you how painful it was

to go and get another job after making such a big statement and honestly for

months afterwards I felt like a complete failure I even gave up on my my lifelong dream of working for myself and building my own business.

Now I'm telling you this because I know what failure feels like. It's horrible.

So it doesn't surprise me that so many of us

humans do everything in our power to avoid failure at all costs, even going so far

as to do things we hate, just because we know it will protect us

from experiencing that pain. I get it. But here's the thing. I'm sure you already know this,

but in order to move forward in any activity and yes

this includes living you need to be able to learn and in order to learn you need to experience what doesn't work.

This process at its core demands failure.

It demands disappointment and it demands pain.

Now, I have one goal for this episode. I want to change the way you think

about failure and disappointment. Because oftentimes the disappointment is much less intense than our fear of the disappointment. And if we can

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