What If I Fail?

"Remember that failure is an event, not a person."  Zig Ziglar

I have read many times that if you have not failed, then you have not tried anything new.  This really comes to mind as you try to set goals and resolutions with the new year.  The message as you try difficult new things is, you will fail.  When you are challenging yourself and reaching outside of your comfort zone some failure is inevitable.  But that's ok!

As Seth Godin reminds us here, we need to change the conversation in our head.  We need to not worry about the fact that we will fail.  We need to focus on what we do WHEN we inevitably do. 

We will fail in life if we are trying anything worth doing.  But do we let it encourage or discourage us?  That is what will determine whether we ultimately succeed.