What
Would You Do If…?
A thought that seems to help many of my students with their
motivation is this question:
“What would you do, and how hard would you try, if you knew you could
not fail?” So often the fear of failure
is what stands in the way of progress.
Of course it is a bit of circular logic, since we can’t know
the future and whether we will actually succeed or fail.
But without effort, we will most probably fail, or simply
give up, but with enough effort achievement at some level is almost a
certainly. And beyond that – who knows?
It works in all aspects of life, but particularly in
artistic pursuits. Writers, musicians,
and artists all strive for an unattainable perfection, and are prone to bouts of
discouragement. But if we look at it
differently, perhaps it will stoke the fires of inspiration when we need it
most.
So ask yourself: “What
would I do if I knew I couldn’t fail?”.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Motivational Secret #5:
“What would you do if
you knew you couldn’t fail?”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“You always pass failure on your way to success.”
-Mickey Rooney
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