Failure, - the hallmark of success!

I wish I had of really realised before I finished the peak of my career that it is of the utmost importance to fail. The after math of failing weighs you down like a sunken ship, overwhelmed and burdened you can’t even face yourself. Failing at the highest level is heartbreaking.

In 2012 I broke my femur, collarbone bruised my lung and had some sort of deep hematoma that kept me from being able to go to the bathroom on my own for days. Fail! Then there was the recovery, physically it was short, mentally it took years. Was I not strong enough, am I not fit enough, am I not good enough to try at this level. Should I give up!

Little did I know that 7 years later I would look back on that day and realise this was the turning point in my career that put me on the path towards winning the overall. The only regret is that I could have carried much less of the mental burden if I only realised that failure is a necessary part of the process that leads to success.

Its not a weakness to be ok with failing and moving forward. Losing isn’t negative. Mistakes aren’t detrimental. There is no way of learning about yourself and honing your skills to a fine sharp edge without learning what not to do first.