What Would You Do if You Can’t Fail?

When I was maybe 11 or 12 yrs old, I took gymnastics for a few months.  Whenever we would do the balance beam, we were taught to always look up and straight ahead, keep your chin held high, and never look down.  You have a much higher tendency to fall and lose your balance if you looked down.  If you attempt to make a jump and start to doubt yourself, you’ll fall.  It’s amazing how the above video reminds me so much of how a lot of people choose to live their lives.  Everybody wants to play it safe, and nobody wants to make mistakes.  The happiest, most fulfilled and successful people I know are running, flipping over and doing cartwheels on their balance beams, while those who are miserably still holding on to a dream are tightly clenching on to theirs.  So what if you fall?  Just get back on and do it again.

Many people miss out on an opportunity of a lifetime because they don’t want to take risks.  There are no mistakes or failures in life, just learning experiences.  Some learning experiences may hurt or even cost you a lot of money.  But you can never go wrong if your intentions are pure and you’re following your heart.  Just always look up and straight ahead, keep your chin held high, and never look down.  What would you do with your life if you knew you couldn’t fail?