The teacher called failure

I've always had a mantra about failure. It is that failure is a teacher, the best we can do is learn from it and become better.

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Most people see failure as a bad thing, and deservedly so, to be honest. I won't deny the fact that most times, I see failure as a negative thing. In truth, failure means things didn't go according to how you planned or expected them to go. That comes with its own negativity.

However, over time, I've been learning and trying to see failure in a different light. Failure can be the wake up call one needs. It can be the motivation we need. It could also be the lesson we need to learn.

There has been a time when I gave up on something because of the possibility of failure, and the fear of that failure. I wanted to start a business. It was a business I was passionate about. In my head, it was so perfect. I had everything planned out. I thought that the business was one that could make waves and I was excited about starting something special that I could call my own.

Eventually, I started the process of making the business a reality. That was when I discovered that it's not just about having an idea to start a business, it's not just about being excited to start something new. Starting and growing a business requires a lot more. It requires sacrifice, it requires a lot of work. I didn't know if I had what it took to persist and make the business grow. I can say I got scared of the magnitude of what laid ahead of me if I were to continue with the business. In other words, freaked out.

On one hand, I regret my decision. I still wonder where I would have been by now and how far I would have come if i was resilient and continued the business. Maybe I would have been financially better off. On the other hand, I don't regret my decision because at the time, I had several other things going on in my life and I had to focus. It would have been a lot for me trying to juggle a business and those other things. It's the kind of situation one could classify as "right idea but wrong timing".

There has also been a time when I stood strong in the midst of failure. What kept me strong and going was my belief that failure is temporary, and everything eventually aligns. Like I said initially, failure is a teacher, and I was a good student during that period. I learned from the failure and I considered myself better for it.

On the Hive Blockchain, one thing I've always wanted to do is start a community of my own. However, I've been held back, not due to fear of that ambition itself, but due to fear of the scale of the ambition.

It's not just about starting a community, it's also about the required dedication to make such a community a success and ensuring that it is a community that would indeed make hive an even better place. Sometimes I wonder if I have what it takes to start and grow a community to a level that it resonates with a lot of people here on hive. Well, I guess we will find out.