Hands up if you have had that pain to the gut, or that anxiety and stress or panic when something doesn’t go quite to plan? YEP that’s ME for SURE!!!!

Failure Hurts!
I used to get so down on myself and just want to quit after failing. And I am not alone. Most people DO QUIT.

Lucky for me a am dam stubborn - but it didn’t make my gut feel any better – I still experienced that wrenching feeling that you just want to go back to bed......

... but that ALL CHANGED when I came up with the WORLD FAMOUS “O’Donnell Philosophy on Failure”. :)

My New Approach to Failure
The famous “O’Donnell Philosophy on Failure” has four simple rules that explain how you should embrace failure and goes like this ...

RULE #1 – FAILURE IS NOT FAILING
Failure is NOT when you try something and it doesn’t work – you have not failed at this point.

RULE #2 - FAILURE IS LEANING
Failure is the opportunity to learn something – even if it’s what not to do!

RULE #3 – FAILURE IS THE PREREQUISITE FOR SUCCESS
The faster you fail the quicker you will find success.

RULE #4 –THERE IS ONLY ONE FORM OF TRUE FAILURE
And that is when you DO NOT LEARN and do NOTHING.

One Critical Mistake to Avoid
The ONE CRITICAL MISTAKE I see so many aspiring nomads make is stopping when they encounter failure ... and letting those feelings take control – and win!

They do NOTHING. They give up. They don’t stand back and ask what have I learnt from this? They don’t ask how do I do this again to avoid this outcome? They don’t continue to try again. They don’t treat it like an experiment. They don’t learn.

Instead they do NOTHING.

They let the FEELING of failure decide for them. They give up based on how they FEEL! Because they don’t like that feeling. But as humans we all have the ability to step back and learn – and that sinking feeling goes away. Try it!

The Only Way to Truly Fail
That all said .... there is one thing that guarantees FAILURE - and it’s guaranteed every time.

It’s actually the easiest and quickest way to FAIL...

And we are all very good at it - because it’s just so EASY.

The quickest way to failure is doing NOTHING!

Trying something and learning, even if it’s not quite right or doesn’t work out, it is still a win.

But if you DO NOTHING you GET NOTHING.

Why Successful People Fail More Often
Successful people learn what not to do several times a day - just like the rest of us.

The difference is they keep learning UNTIL they succeed. To give up or do nothing is guaranteed failure.

So take action in your life. If it’s to make a sales call, step out of your comfort zone TODAY. Try something new TODAY. Take action and be OPEN TO LEARNING! :)

And there you have it. The O’Donnell Philosophy on Failure.

With love
Dr Julia O’Donnell lol :)

PS that’s a joke - I am not a doctor!!!