Comments on: How To Stop Feeling Like A Failure

By: Rory

Rory — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:57:08 +0000

I really needed to read this too ..
amazing how google can lead you to inspiring blog posts like this!
I too suffered an injury to my neck and back which stopped me swimming- which I love. I also couldn’t work and had to go back to college and change profession.. But iit is fear that is the worst- fear can take over. But fear is also positive sometimes because it is instinctual and it is telling us that there is danger.. I then got panic attacks, depression- anxiety- you name it! The whole nine yards as they say. I think that slow and steady is good- you are right, from the time we are kids we are pushed and rushed, and very little is in our control… and by the time we reach adulthood- we don’t know when to stop, or pause or half the time even reflect and make a decision!… “small steps are the building blocks to small changes” ! .. Great advice..and I will take it with me..

Thanks

By: desteny

desteny — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:59:35 +0000

THANK YOU. I NEEDED THIS

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:00:07 +0000

Thank I was really depressed be4 reading this ; it really open ma mind to a lot of thingss

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:28:52 +0000

I needed to read this so much right now. The expectations I have set for myself are so high that I am not behaving in a way that is helping me get where I want to be. Super ironic. Because the feedback I am getting on my behavior clearly shows me my goal is getting further away! Taking it slow and enjoying the process speaks loudly to me. being humble and curious and celebrating small wins will be my approach from now on. And reminding myself I am not in a race (that is my mind construct) and instead be alert for the nice waves and enjoy the surf just because its fun, not because someone is watching and certainly not to get somewhere else.

By: Makuchala

Makuchala — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:02:28 +0000

LOVE it nans! xoxo
~Makuchala

By: joanna Warwick

joanna Warwick — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:05:05 +0000

Thanks for the support Sophie!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:18:25 +0000

Very will said Jo. Fear can make you stronger when we listen to it. When we hit it head on without thinking we can run into a brick wall or as you say the wrong wave on the wrong day.

Taking those small steps can make a big difference in getting over the fear and surviving the fear. For me i like the small step as you say and surviving the wonderful life.

Life is a journey and when we take it slow, but steady we get where we need to be.
Thanks for sharing your surfing experience.
debbie

By: Sophie Lizard

Sophie Lizard — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:25:50 +0000

Awesome post, Jo!

So often we hear messages like “feel the fear and do it anyway” without the correct context. It’s nice to be reminded that a fear, once understood, can be used to guide us out of danger.

Your surfing experience illustrates that nicely, as well as the point that fear is not a reason for shame, only a reason to seek understanding.

By: Joanna Warwick

Joanna Warwick — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:27:24 +0000

Hi Victor, Thanks for lovely comments and Im glad you enjoyed my post and it hit home for you.. Jo

By: Joanna Warwick

Joanna Warwick — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:25:08 +0000

Thank you William for sharing your story and it is lovely to hear that you found the right person to help you grow stronger – keep going