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Learn to turn adversity into advantage! Keep moving forward in the direction of your hopes and dreams.

When you talk to leaders about success it will not be long until the two greatest detours that leaders face will surface, they are Fear and Failure! When you really take the time to analyze it, these two issues are deal-breakers. You must keep moving forward on the journey, making the best of the detours and interruptions, turning adversity into advantage. Otherwise fear causes procrastination! So, FACE your fears! Consider the following:

• 60% of our fears are unwarranted
• 20% of our fears focus on the past
• 10% of our fears are petty
• Only 4-5% of our fears are real

Consider these 6 insights on Fear…..

• Admit your fears – do not hide from them.
• Accept fear as the price tag of progress – fear will not positively affect the outcomes.
• Develop a burning desire within – the hero and the coward feel the same fear. The hero turns it into fire.
• Focus on the things that you can control – what happens IN you is more important that what happens TO you.
• Put some wins under your belt – Vince Lombardi stated – Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing!”
• Feed your faith, not your fear – have a “can do” attitude.

FAILURE – You need to learn from it! It has been said that successful people will make mistakes, but they do not quit. Here are 10 guidelines to reframe your failures.

1. Appreciate the Value of Failure
2. Do Not Take Failure Personally
3. Let Failure Redirect You
4. Keep A Sense of Humor
5. Ask Why, Not Who
6. Make Failure A learning Experience
7. Do Not Allow Failure To Keep You Down
8. Use Failure As A Gage For Growth
9. See The Big Picture
10. Don’t Give Up

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Music: “Gratitude Mood” by David Arivett. You can learn more about his music by clicking on his name. THANKS DAVID!