33 MARCH 2023 WorldWide Drilling Resource® TWWA Annual Meeting & Trade Show For more information, call: (865) 761-4363 tnwaterwellassociation@gmail.com tnwaterwellassociation.org Join Us For: Technical Sessions Trade Show Honor Award Auction Ladies Auxiliary TWWA Business Meeting TWWA Board Meeting March 17-18, 2023 The Park Vista Hotel Gatlinburg, TN Afraid to Fail? by Tim Connor Everyone wants success, regardless of how they define it. If this is true, why do so many people search for it, try and achieve it, desire it, and even dream about it - yet never come close to it? Let’s get a few things straight before we dig deeper into the topic. Success: 0 means different things to everyone. 0 isn’t easy. 0 comes and goes. 0 takes work. 0 requires patience. 0 involves risk. 0 demands a willingness to fail. 0 takes time. 0 requires patience. Yes, there are more, but over the years, I have discovered most people who say they want success fail to accept one or all of the above principles. Why? There are as many reasons/excuses as there are people who say they want success. It’s my belief the major reason is simply that people don’t really know how to define success as it pertains to their life and what it will require. It doesn’t matter your station in life, career, or position - success requires effort, focus, commitment, self-belief, passion, and a clear definition of what it means to you. If Edison feared failure, would he have discovered the potential of electricity? If Ford feared failure, would he have created his automobile? I could go on, but I’m sure you get my point. It’s unfortunate, most people are so afraid of failure they never accomplish what they want or realize their dreams. They fear the opinions of others, negative consequences, uncertainty, and the unknowns - especially the potential negative ones awaiting them in the future. I admit I have failed at more in life than I have succeeded, but in the end, to me it’s not about the outcome - whether I fail or succeed - but about the journey, the life lessons, and the feelings of contentment that I have walked my own path into the future no matter how others felt, advised, criticized, or cheered me on. Life offers no guarantees. Life is uncertain. Life never turns out how we expect or want. It is full of both positive and negative surprises, mistakes which often in the long term turn out to be good for us, or barriers we must overcome no matter how painful or enduring. There have been a tremendous number of failures, setbacks, and mistakes in my life, but they have strengthened my resolve, purpose, and willingness to keep on trying no matter how bad things were. I will leave this life with one simple certainty - I never let the fear of failure control me. I never gave in to its attempts to derail me, no matter how hard or bad things were. Regardless of how things turned out, my destiny was up to me and no one or nothing else. Have you lived your life dream, or someone else’s? Don’t let the fear of failure keep you stuck in mediocrity, wondering, or denial. In His service, Tim Tim Connor may be contacted via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com
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