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Overcoming the Fear of Failure


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:8o: [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/5/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1146 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 22,920 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $5,157.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 87 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 14 [B]Seconds:[/B] 41
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Hey Windy Not for nuttin, but is that 300 days I see tomorrow...I do believe it is... nonic [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/25/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 195 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,850 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,365.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 35 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 5
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I tried quitting one time over 17 years ago....It was so awful and I was so sure that I couldn't quit that I never tried again. Instead, I allowed myself to become more and more addicted until the cigarettes started taking control of my life. I was going to say that I wish I tried alot sooner...but, honestly, I'm just glad that I took the risk to fail. Hopefully others don't waste as much time as I did. Windy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]9/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 299 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,980 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,495.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 29 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 7 [B]Seconds:[/B] 13
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Very interesting and well worth the read! :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]5/18/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1145 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 22,900 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �5,725.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 183 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 54 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7
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18 years ago 0 1151 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Bump for Ms Weak (who is actually not weak) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/5/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 700 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 14,010 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $3150 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 51 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 35 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7
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This is a very informational and educational read for all! Keep Strong, Josie _____________________ The SSC Support Team.
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I agree that expressing our emotions makes us strong and independant women. The weak ones are too afraid to let it show, and to be real. Mama [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/1/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 6 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 263 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $34.2 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 44 [B]Seconds:[/B] 39
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18 years ago 0 3368 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I found this on another site. I liked a lot of what it had to say and thought I'd share: [quote][b][u]Overcoming the Fear of Failure[/u][/b] Fear of failure is one of the greatest fears people have. Fear of failure is closely related to fear of criticism and fear of rejection. [u]Successful people overcome their fear of failure.[/u] Fear incapacitates unsuccessful people. The Law of Feedback states: there is no failure; there is only feedback. [u]Successful people look at mistakes as outcomes or results, not as failure.[/u] Unsuccessful people look at mistakes as permanent and personal. Buckminster Fuller wrote, "Whatever humans have learned had to be learned as a consequence only of trial and error experience. Humans have learned only through mistakes." Most people self-limit themselves. Most people do not achieve a fraction of what they are capable of achieving because they are afraid to try�because they are afraid they will fail. Take these steps to overcome your fear of failure and move yourself forward to getting the result you desire: [b]Step One:[/b] [u]Take action. Bold, decisive action. Do something scary. Fear of failure immobilizes you. To overcome this fear, you must act. When you act, act boldly.[/u] Action gives you the power to change the circumstances or the situation. You must overcome the inertia by doing something. Dr. Robert Schuller asks, "What would you do if you knew you could not fail?" What could you achieve? Be brave and just do it. [u]If it doesn�t work out the way you want, then do something else. But DO SOMETHING NOW.[/u] [b]Step Two:[/b] [u]Persist. Successful people just don�t give up. They keep trying different approaches to achieving their outcomes until they finally get the results they want.[/u] Unsuccessful people try one thing that doesn�t work and then give up. Often people give up when they are on the threshold of succeeding. [b]Step Three:[/b] [u]Don�t take failure personally. Failure is about behavior, outcomes, and results. Failure is not a personality characteristic. Although what you do may not give you the result you wanted, it doesn�t mean you are a failure.[/u] Because you made a mistake, doesn�t mean that you are a failure. [b]St
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I think that is one of my new favorite sayings ... Feel the fear and do it anyways! Hooyah! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/12/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 19 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 593 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $76 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 54 [B]Seconds:[/B] 38
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18 years ago 0 3368 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hey ItsIronic ... you are soooooooo not alone. But over these last couple of days I realized that just because we are getting emotional that does not mean that we are not strong independent women. In fact because we are now facing our emotions we are becoming even stronger. Crying is much better than smoking ... crying doesn't make you stink. And usually when you cry ... you get a hug from someone. And we all know how great hugs are ... they are the BEST! And you are darn right we aren't failures! We may get a little dusty from time to time ... but we clean up well! [IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a17/Daniwiz/yahoo_dance.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a17/Daniwiz/Animation1.gif[/IMG] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/12/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 26 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 796 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $104 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 36 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46
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