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Into The Arena - Dealing with Failure

Published 9 months ago • 1 min read

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Into The Arena

With Mike Schiff

A main component of being a "man in the arena" is that you're willing to risk failure.

Anytime you step into the arena, there's a chance you won't hit your target, reach your goal, or come up short.

But I can tell you one thing...

If you stay on the sidelines, you'll NEVER achieve what you're dreaming of!

So what do you do?

Do you give up on your dreams and accept a life of drifting and feeling unfulfilled?

Or do you say "screw it" and go for it anyways, knowing that you might come up short?

If you know this is a possibility from the start, it's different though.

You aren't shell-shocked when it doesn't necessarily go to plan or life hits you in the mouth.

You're ready for it.

You can pivot and keep moving forward.

Shift your perspective on "failure".

It's only a failure if you give up. If you throw in the towel completely.

If you learn from it, it's a lesson.

Not a failure.

Then apply that lesson and go again.

This is what truly what it means to be a "man in the arena".

So what's it gonna be..?

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Until next time.

God bless.

-Mike

Into The Arena

By Mike Schiff - Men's Coach

Helping you get off the sidelines and Into The Arena by sharing thoughts, stories, and strategies on fatherhood, faith, fitness, and more as I learn and grow as a husband and father. Raising 2 children with my wife of a decade while also leading a men's community of 60+ high value men.

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