BLACK BELTS AND FEAR OF FAILURE: Fear and lack of self belief crushes peoples aspirations and stops them developing since they freeze and do not even attempt to deal with the problem so the question is why, why do we react this way each time we are faced with are fears, the answerer is simple really we see them as the enemy rather than are friends?.Since without them we will never develop since the fear will prevent us from overcoming the task at hand through the fear of failing, yet the only failure is never attacking the problem in the first place.
Don’t be afraid to fail since through failing we have at least made an attempt to over come the task “so to failed you must first of attack the problem in the first place” and so through this you eliminate at least one avenue to reach your desired objective this is called progress
Lets look at it in term of taken a black belt a lot of people will take the easy road rather than take there black belt with me or an old school sensei since my Black belt standards are high and for a reason for since if my name is on your certificate that’s a sign you gained it through a baptism of fire.
A lot of people would just “pass “regardless of true quality that a black belt should REPRESENT, a quality black belt is not just a “BELT” it should stand for years of hard work and an understanding of rudimentary skills a lot of people just throw them out there without understanding their skill and them self’s, they just want to be able to wear the belt regardless, now that’s the way thing are these days yet it detract from all the “true black belt” . Go to a tournament and have a good look at some of the garbage on display, years ago if you fought a black belt you expected a hard time now no one gives it a second thought, a lot of people get around it by proclaiming they don’t believe in the belt system i say “good for you” yet for those who do you must endeavour to “keep it real.
Each time we over come are fears we grow stronger each time we give in to are fears we grow weaker, since to even attempt to deal with it is progress, negative thoughts kills dreams and if you have no dreams then your stagnant in a pool of failure and you will sink further from the surface the longer it goes on, so the next time fear raises its head think of it as a challenge to improve your self in doing so you will vanquish you lack of self believe and you will earn that Belt or overcome that which you thought you could not…..be positive
ALFIE LEWIS