Why Successful People Are Not Worried About Failing
The Difference Maker In How The Journey Is Perceived

Written by a human, for humans, always.
Many people think about success...
But few people every make it far in the journey to success.
One of the largest reasons...
Has to do with a fear of failing.
Many people think about how much work goes into the journey to succeed...
Then are afraid that all of the effort will end up being for nothing.
They stop themselves from putting enough effort in...
Because they worry about how they might be crushed if they fail.
That is how they perceive the journey.
People who succeed though...
Have a completely different perspective.
Where most people fear being crushed if they fail...
People who succeed...
Both know that they will fail...
And know that it really is not a problem.
Why is that?
They understand that so few people actually take the steps and put in the energy to succeed...
That before long, they will be right back where they were...
Or further.
This change of perception creates a gigantic difference.
Let me give you an example.
There is one platform I am on where I am the #1 writer based on writing streak.
I have written a daily article for over 1,350 days in a row.
Most people would see that number...
Think about how much work went into that number...
And end up worried about the question...
What happens if I miss a day?
That question...
Causes so many people to fail in keeping a writing streak.
Here's the thing...
I know...
That if something horrible happened to me...
I was in a hospital bed unconscious...
Literally unable to write...
And I lost that streak...
When I came to, God-willing...
It wouldn't phase me.
I know that within 1 year I'd be back in the Top 10 writers on that platform.
How do I know?
Because I have watched people fall off...
Consistently...
At 30 days...
60 days...
100 days...
And...
1 year.
Over the past few years I have watched this trend happen over and over again...
With over 85,000 writers.
Within 1 year, I could be back in to top 0.01% of writers on the platform.
Few people are consistent enough to continue longer than 30 days...
And it is rare that people last 1 year.
I am 1 of only (almost) 8 people who have lasted over 2 years and continued.
I have never seen 20 people simultaneously be at 1 year or more.
That is how I know that I would be back at the top in 1 year.
This is what successful people understand about failing...
Most people are so terrified of failing...
That they do not put in the work to succeed...
And continue to succeed.
Most people fail...
And give up...
Disappear...
Never to be seen again.
If you know you can do the work...
And do it...
You simply know that it does not take long to get to the top...
Not because it is not difficult...
Because so few people do it consistently.
If you are willing to be consistent...
And develop your abilities enough to be good...
While knowing how to get yourself to stand out in the market...
While staying ethical and upholding your morals...
You'll succeed.
Even when you fail...
It is only a temporary setback...
Because you will be right back on top again before long.
People who succeed understand this...
And so they go forward...
Unworried about failing.
It is not easy to get to the top...
But once you understand how to do it...
It begins to feel very easy to remain at the top...
Or get back there if you slip.
Failing is never the real challenge...
The real challenge is putting in the right work consistently.
But if you do that...
Failing becomes a non-factor in the journey toward your success.
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H.E. Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, COIE, DFM, DHM
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