It feels like an obvious statement but failure is no fun! There is the realization that all the time and all the effort we have put in haven’t produced the result we wanted.
Experiencing failure repeatedly can make us gun shy, and not want to try new things because we want to avoid that sting again.
Today we are going to tap for those times when we would rather stay stuck where we are than risk the pain of another failure.
When we are working towards something new it often times takes extra work. It would be create if our loved ones appreciated the work we were doing. When they do recognize our work it can serve as an encouragement.
Unfortunately, our loved ones sometime don’t understand or appreciate how hard we are working.
Today we are going to tap for those times they don’t.
Often when we are working toward new goals we need to acquire new skills and learning something new can take up a great deal of energy.
Today we are going to tap for when we feel overwhelmed by the amount of effort required to learn something new.
At times we are able to see so clearly how our life will be much better after we have achieved certain goals. This clarity can also shine a light on how far we are from success, which causes us considerable pain.
Today we are going to tap for the distress that comes with not yet having achieving our goals and how that impacts our ability to take action right now.
Failure is hard. Not only do we not get what we have worked for, but it also provides proof that when we work towards our goals we do not always succeed.
Sometimes the fear of failure and the pain that comes with that failure is greater than the joy of success. When this happens we don’t take the action we need to take.
Today we are going to tap for those times when we hold ourselves back from taking action because we feel we can’t endure another failure.
Failure is no fun and it is even worse when others see us fail.
When we fear public failure we become hesitant about taking action so that we don’t do things well or risk doing them at all.
Today we are going to tap for worrying about failing in a public way.
There is no doubt that we are influenced by the families we grow up in. We spend so much time with our family that it’s entirely natural to adopt the same patterns and approaches.
At a certain point we recognize that we need to break free, but sometimes that is easier said than done.
Today we are going to tap to break those family patterns that no longer serve us.
Sometimes we can see that we failed at something. At other times where we feel like we ARE a failure.
Failure is not an outcome of something we attempted, but who we are. We feel like we are a failure.
When we feel like a failure it is really hard to take action because we feel hopeless.
Today we are going to tap for when we feel like we are a failure.
To put it really simply: Failure is no fun!
And because it is no fun we want to avoid it. One of the easiest ways to avoid failure is simply not to try anything.
Today we are going to tap for the resistance to taking action because we are trying to avoid the pain of failure.
I know it doesn’t do me any good to be concerned about what other people think. But I do it anyway.
I because I know I shouldn’t worry about what they think I beat myself up for worrying about what they think.
Today we are going to tap for the emotions around worrying about what others think.