43. The Hidden Strength in Failing

Ever felt like failure was the end of the road? Think again. On today's episode of the Freedom First podcast, I dive deep into the transformative power of failure through personal stories and real-life examples. From my early struggles in school to the challenging moments in business, I share how embracing failure has been a game-changer for my personal growth. You'll learn why stumbling blocks are not just inevitable but essential for building resilience and strength.

Join me as we redefine what it means to fail and how you can turn setbacks into stepping stones toward success. This episode is packed with heartfelt insights and practical advice on seeking help when needed and persisting even when things don't go as planned. If you find value in this conversation, sharing it could be the first step in helping someone else change their perspective on failure. Let's empower each other to live our dream lives on our own terms.

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Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:18

Welcome back to the show everyone. This is the Freedom First podcast. This is episode number 43. And if this is your first time tuning into the show, I appreciate you guys for being here. As a lot of you guys know, I drop a new episode every single day with little tips, nuggets, whatever you want to call them that will hopefully, if you guys apply them the correct way, will get you guys to living your dream life and living it on your own terms. That's my whole purpose of this show is just to help as many people as I possibly can through the power of personal development. Personal development is honestly the best thing that has ever happened to me. I'm so glad that I discovered it at such a young age, in my early twenties. I've been applying new things to my arsenal every single day for the last few years and if I can be any sort of help to anybody else on that journey, that, uh, that I mean that's honestly the most fulfilling thing that that I could be doing and that's why I do the show. So if there's any value exchange, if you guys get anything from this episode, all I ask is that you share it. Share it with a friend, family member, posted on your social accounts, whatever that looks like to you. I would deeply appreciate that.

Speaker 1: 1:28

Guys, today's episode is going to be about failure, and I know I've talked a little bit about failure on this show in the past, but I don't think I've really touched on why it's important to fail Now. The reason that I believe you know everything that I say on the show are obviously my beliefs. The reason that I believe you know everything that I say on the show are obviously my beliefs. But the reason that I believe people should fail is because I do believe that hard times create awesome. Human beings Like you really cannot grow without going through some sort of failure in life, and it's something that I mean, we're always taught growing up. Like, oh, you know you have to do your. I mean, yeah, do your best. Like go out and get the best grades, whatever. And you know they just look at failure as, oh well, you didn't do the work, you didn't do your assignment, you didn't do it correctly. And it's like, yeah, you know what I didn't do it correctly. And it's like, yeah, you know what I didn't. I didn't do it right. You know I didn't do it right the first time and that that's okay, because now I'm going to be able to build myself back up through through learning it the right way, and I really wish I would have understood how great failure could be.

Speaker 1: 2:37

In my earlier years, like junior high, high school, you know, there was a lot of subjects that I just it didn't click for me or, honestly, it was probably because I really wasn't interested in them, and so I failed in a lot of those classes. There was a lot of things that I didn't understand and to this day there's still a lot of things that I don't understand. But back then, you know, I was just kind of like every other kid. You know, just I didn't want to be that kid in the class that didn't know what they were talking about, didn't know what was going on. But that was me and I was afraid to fail. I was afraid to look stupid in front of my peers. I was afraid to, you know, look like the dumb kid and that ate at me for years, like years and years, all through, excuse me, all through school, all through high school, junior high. I mean, the first memory that I really have of it is probably like back in the third grade, you know, learning multiplication, and since then, like it, just ate at me forever and ever. Sorry, I took a drink there, but, guys, it's okay to fail. Like, if you don't know what you're doing, ask for help, ask for help. That's one of the things I had the hardest time doing was asking people for help Because, like I said, I didn't want to feel stupid but, like I said, the older that I get, failing to me now is so much different. You know I fail at things in business all the time and now I look at them as opportunities to learn and grow from. You know.

Speaker 1: 4:13

So, when you guys are feeling down, when you feel like don't, or you know things aren't going your way, or whatever it is, analyze it. Sit down, maybe do a life audit. Like why did I fail at this thing? Why is it not working out? List out the reasons why you think you're failing, look at the data and then look at the things that you can change. Maybe you need to study harder. Maybe you need to go to this seminar to learn more about it. Maybe you need to hire a mentor, whatever that is it. Maybe you need to hire a mentor, whatever that is. Look at every failing moment of your life.

Speaker 1: 4:53

No-transcript. How can you learn from it? How can you learn from your mistakes? And the second that you start to actually try and correct those mistakes and learn from them, you'll become a champ at it. I know that because I've done it, like when I was first getting into business for myself, that that was a disaster, like I had no clue what was going on. And you know, fortunately I had a couple of people that I could lean on and I could call up and, you know, ask them questions. But there was a lot of that where I just kind of had to figure it out. And I'm grateful that I had to go through those struggles, because now those things like they honestly just come as second nature to me and it's because I put in the work, I put in the practice I wanted to learn.

Speaker 1: 5:37

So, guys, when you fail at something, look for the positive. Take a step back, analyze it and figure out how you can do better. It's that simple Failing can be a blessing in your life if you let it. So, guys, take a life audit out of this. Write down some things that you're failing at right now. Maybe it's your marriage, maybe it's your fitness. Analyze it and see and figure out how you can do better and I promise you like, if you guys do that on a consistent basis and you guys get familiar with failing, you will get to the top faster. So, guys, that's all I have for you in today's episode. Thank you once again for tuning in. This is the Freedom First Podcast. We'll talk to you tomorrow. This is Freedom First, this lifestyle design. I know you see the work A personal growth coach who found it here. It ain't no need to search the Freedom First Podcast, so just come and learn how to build a free life living on your own terms.