“Believe in yourself! Have faith in
your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers
you cannot be successful or happy.” ―Norman
Vincent Peale
Insecurity is a major setback to the
growth of many people globally. Most people don’t take risks because of
insecurity. They have the fear or unknown, and fear of failure. Here goes the
story of Marshall who stopped experimenting and exploring due to fear of
failure. Marshall did a trading business
and was cheated by some of his lenders. As a result, he was bankrupt at the age
of 44 years. Having vexed with life, he relocated to another place to start a
new life. He took up employment to earn livelihood
for his family.
After five years of employment, he wanted
to venture into new businesses but he was scared due to his past bankruptcy.
Additionally, he was in the middle age. He felt that the salary he was getting was enough
to sustain his family. Hence, he
continued his life without exploring into new ventures. He thought several times to take risk and
start new businesses but his wife told him to stay away from business as
business brought him bad luck. Finally, Marshall settled for an employment and led
an ordinary life. Had Marshall tried his business, he would have become a
successful entrepreneur.
The message from this story is that
failure is an integral part of our life. We must learn lessons and move forward
with a new hope. We must not kill our hopes and aspirations. We must constantly
try for new things in life.
Make sure that you overcome your
mental limitations. Once people failed in life doesn’t mean that they will fail
again. Failure is a lesson in disguise to improve yourself and do better. Believe in yourself. Be confident. Kill the inner
enemy of low self-esteem to overcome your mental limitations. Don’t compare
with others. Look at the door that is opened, not the one that is closed. Draw
inspiration from successful leaders like Abraham Lincoln who hit lows in their
lives and bounced back. Remember, every
dog has its day. Your day will come and people hold with your great respect.
God gave us one life. We must know how
to make use of our life by utilizing it productively. Hence, overcome your
insecurities. Explore and experiment. Take risks because life is worth living when
it has challenges.
“You gain strength, courage and
confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the
face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” ―Eleanor Roosevelt
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