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Let’s be honest, we don’t typically enjoy failing. We are people, we want everything to be sunshine and rainbows...all the time.

The reality is failing is awesome! Yes, you read that correctly, failing is a good thing.

Huh?

Um...what?

Yeah, I know we were all taught growing up that failing was a bad thing. You did not want to fail. We had that ground into our head so hard that it became part of who we are as adults.

The result?

We might be so afraid to fail that we never try anything new. We always go the safe route. We don’t like getting out of our comfort zone.

BUT

We want our kids to try new things and get out of their comfort zone.

Hmmm…

So, failing and quitting are basically the same thing, right?

Not at all!

Think about it.

If you quit something, you usually just give up.

In the dictionary, “quit” is defined as, “leave, usually permanently”.

Wow...powerful stuff!

To permanently be done with something has such a closed minded feel to it.

To quit takes little to no...

Have you ever been around that friend who is always freaking out about every little detail going on in their life?

How does being around that person make you feel?

Have you ever noticed when you are around certain people, your mood, energy, and feelings change a bit?

That’s the way it goes folks!

Whatever we focus on is what we get!

If we allow our minds to think about things in a stressful way, that’s how we will see them. This is a total mind trap. Think about anything you stress about. Where did that begin? Did you let someone else’s perspective impact how you think?

We all do!

That stops today.

Today we realize we are in control of how we think about things.

...and yes, I mean ANYTHING!

The power of our mind is so incredibly powerful. When we think something is going to be awful, stressful or just plain bad, more than likely that’s how things will play out. On the flip side, if we realize we have the CHOICE to decide how we think about things, we can empower ourselves to ...