You miss 100% of the shots you don't take

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Have you ever been dissuaded about taking an action because many persons had failed while trying? I grew up with parents who believed joining the military meant death, and sworn that none of their children will be allowed to become a soldier. This philosophy about soldiers was made after one of our uncles who was a soldier died in a battle, I don't blame them, their experience was what incurred fear in them. This is just an example to show how fear can stop people from trying either something new or something with a record of failure.

A basketball player who refuses to take a shot because he is afraid of losing and the critics and insults that may follow, miss 100% of the shot. It's better to take 10 shots and miss them all than not to take a shot at all, because the more you lose, is the more you know what hindered you from hitting the point and the better you become.

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No one grows without trying, and no one tries without failing, and no one fails without gaining experience. This directly means, our growth in whatever venture, is attached to the lessons we learned in our mistakes and if we don't try, we can never attain that point of perfection. The fear of failure had suppressed the potentials of many, they resolved to remain in that comfort zone where they keep winning but never advance in their career.

Many people had shunned the things they loved and settled for something easier because it was more convenient. They refuse to try as they realize many people did not make it on that field. Try and fail, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." -Wayne Gretzky. Whatever you did not do, can not produce any result and whatever you did not try, can never be known.

Break the chain, try and fail, fear but do it afraid.



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Well said. Fear eats deep into people's mind and anyone that allows this to happen will always feel the adverse effect because it will only lead to stagnancy.

We need to be more careful about how we allow people's perception to play into our action. Truth is, many people will succeed on a particular thing while some others may not succeed on it. We will never know how it will be for us until we give it a shot.

I like this. I would rather try and fail than to cower away in fear. Well Done

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Thank You, I'm glad that you like it

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