Without giving you the long, drawn out story and million excuses….I FAILED.
First, it’s natural that most times after failing, we go to the blame game. There has to be a reason for why I had failed right?! It really couldn’t be my fault. But what if it was….I’m here to say, it’s okay to admit your failures. Learn from it. And try again.
So you might be thinking what is it that I feel I failed at? Putting the time and effort into my business. Specifically my business as an Arbonne Independent Consultant. I absolutely LOVE this company, their products, their vision, their belief, and the amazing leaders within the organization. I’ve never felt more blessed to be part of a company or team that represents such a high standard of value for people and our world. So with all that kind of passion, what happened?
Last fall when I relaunched my business, I got really excited in the beginning, did the work, shared with people….then well life happened of course. Things got hard. Difficult decisions and situations occurred at home and in other businesses. I felt overwhelmed, overstimulated, and simply started shutting down. It became easier to not put the effort into my company. I lost focus on my WHY and my passion of serving others. These last three months continued to be quite chaotic and stressful and as much as I wanted to reignite my business, I continued to come back to those fears and limited beliefs that we talked about last month. It’s through this process of reflecting and learning about our failures that we become resilient and humble. We learn valuable perspectives and lessons that help us build our character and wisdom for the next opportunity. This is where I am currently camping and fully understanding what it looks like to try again…which I will soon!
For this situation, there is not necessarily any harm with my failure and I recognize that isn’t always the case with failures. Of course there are a wide range of failures that have different consequences but take a moment to consider something in the last week that you’ve failed at. And if you don’t think of anything, then try something that you may fail at. There are many things we can try that do not have high stakes if we do in fact fail at it. It’s a skill to develop and grow as an adult as many adults are so afraid, so caution, stuck in the comfort or safe zone to avoid failure which I personally believe causes us to live anxious and uptight lives!
Let’s work our failure muscle. Celebrate the courage and strength it takes to try something new, fail at it, learn, and grow for the next opportunity.
"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." - Henry Ford
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