Few words elicit an emotional response more strongly than the word “failure.” One of the biggest obstacles to success is a fear of failure.
 
In fact, most people are more motivated to avoid failure than they are to achieve success. Most people don’t even have written goals because of a fear of failure.
 
When you set a goal you’re defining success, but you’re also defining failure! However, failure is a necessary part of success and successful living.
 
Failure is a common result. It’s a lot more common than success. Failure is a short stop along the path to success. There is no significant success without a significant amount of failure, too.