How can you not be scared of failure when you read and hear that "95% of all businesses DO fail within the first five years"?
This number weaved itself in the fabric of the entrepreneurs minds! Everyone can easily agree that one of the biggest fears we all share, is failure, especially when you start or run a business.
"Statistics do not lie" so they say... They may not depict the most accurate truth either, but they do provide enough insight on a matter to influence our perception and perspective.
"95 percent of all businesses DO fail within the first five years", and that can without a doubt take you mind down a scary rabbit hole of doubts and fears.
In the meantime, according to statistics published by the Small Business Administration (SBA) these numbers are not super accurate, the "survival rate" is actually a bit better, but does it truly matter? NOT REALLY.
The fear of failing is so deeply entrenched within our core, that stats don't really help either way.
- FEAR of not succeeding if they try something new
- FEAR of not "making it" doing what they are passionate about
- FEAR that keeps them from following their heart
- FEAR of JUST starting
- FEAR of not keeping up with the digital marketing
- FEAR of economic uncertainty
- FEAR of losing the passion and drive
- FEAR of not TRULY believing in yourself
- FEAR of not being ready
- FEAR of not being good enough.
- FEAR of business consuming your life
- FEAR of hiring employees
- FEAR of making sales
- FEAR of scaling
- FEAR of prospecting, marketing, cold calling
- FEAR of being too successful to fast
- FEAR of taxes
- FEAR of legal and administrative structures
- FEAR of the digital age and customs
The sum of all these fears add to one common thought: FEAR of FAILURE
I reviewed dozens of articles, forums and surveys to see what were the most common fears among entrepreneurs and the list kept on going!
Evidently fears are very real, and failure is very possible
Life is too short and success is too awesome to let fear make big decisions for you.
Now what would be the BEST WAY to help you and I, overcome our fears, whatever they may be? Looking up to successful individuals, and see their dealing with the fear of failing, their handling of their failures and mistakes.
I compiled a list of POWERFUL QUOTES.
They inspired me, my team, my clients and friends.
My sincerest wish is that at least onE helps you overcome whatever is standing in your way and pursue your dreams, YOUR BIG DREAMS!
"Failure doesn't mean you are a failure it just means you haven't succeeded yet."Robert H. Schuller
"My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure." Abraham Lincoln
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."Winston Churchill
“Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” -Coco Chanel
"Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out." Benjamin Franklin
"Courage allows the successful woman to fail- and learn powerful lessons- from the failure- so that in the end, she didn't fail at all." -Maya Angelou
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” - Robert F. Kennedy
"Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success." Dale Carnegie
“The phoenix must burn to emerge.” - Janet Fitch
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” -Ken Robinson
“Giving up is the only sure way to fail.” - Gena Showalter
“When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.” - Ellen DeGeneres
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” - Thomas A. Edison
"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one." Elbert Hubbard
“It’s failure that gives you the proper perspective on success.” - Ellen DeGeneres
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- Which of the above quotes and sayings resonated most with you personally?
- Let me know in the comments below if I missed your favorite quote about fear or failure.
- If you enjoyed these quotes, certainly someone you know WILL benefit from these as well, so please share them with people that you care about, it's liberating!
