In short…failure is your friend not the end.

Okay that was cheesy. But seriously it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to the human race since Dinosaurs and JK Rowling.

Failure is necessary, normal, and beneficial.

It is how we learn, grow, and level up in life.

So why are we so scared of it???

Because we were raised to fear it.

When we were little – like baby little; failure was not a big deal.

When you fell down or said some jumbled word everybody laughed and encouraged you and life was good.

Failure is just a part of the process.

Then fear happens.

Parents get scared they are going to fail and so they transfer that pressure to kids and the school system fears failing and so they pressure kids to learn the same way at the same time.. OR ELSE!

And over the years we learn to avoid failure for fear of punishment, shame, embarrassment, and loss of love.

We associate failure with rejection which kicks off our stress response which inhibits our creativity and sabotages our productivity and BAM! you’ve got an adult who can’t finish things, commit to relationships, or enjoy new experiences because they are so worried about fitting in.

In this series we look at three simple but powerful steps to overcoming our fear of failure so that we can live the life we deserve.

And I film all over the beautiful Hawaii, swinging from Tarzan vines, swimming in waterfalls, and getting washed away by North Shore swells.

Enjoy!