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Failure At Any Task Is Now Easy To Avoid

By Phil Grisolia  | Submitted On October 05, 2006

Try as we all do to avoid it, failure too often finds its way into our daily lives. For one reason or another, and despite even the most detailed planning, millions of people, along with a seemingly equal number of corporate projects, fail each day. If you truly want to avoid all failures, at work or at home, even at play, there is a process that's virtually certain to help you accomplish that goal.

But even if what I'm about to suggest doesn't always work, it will certainly minimize the number of failures you experience. And that puts you head and shoulders above the rest of the pack. That alone should be reason enough to a try the process I'm about to explain. So let's get started...

Whether it's a new project, a new business, even a new personal relationship, it's human nature for us to begin any new undertaking by asking ourselves - consciously or unconsciously - the age old question, "Can I do this?" If you're in a group setting, that obviously becomes "Can we do this?"

Asking that question is the first step toward failure. The doubt, the negativism that lurks within that question - the unspoken premise that something other than success could result - is itself the underlying cause of more failures than anything else we do or say.

Why? Because as a task becomes more challenging, that doubt - much like a weed growing unnoticed in a garden - can choke out otherwise positive ideas.

"Can I/we do this?" is the worst possible question you can ask!

So then what's the right question? What should you ask when faced with a new challenge? Truthfully, I've not yet discovered the "right" question. But I have discovered a better question, one that works because it actually encourages success. Allow me to explain, please...

Almost from the beginning of time - with perhaps two notable exceptions - men and women have successfully met most of the world's challenges, and identified if not resolved most of its problems. The first of those two exception is our inability - at least thus far - to spread our arms and fly without the aid of mechanical or other devices. The second is our inability, so far, to walk unaided across a body of water in its liquid state.

The only reasonable conclusion left, therefore, is that other than those two exceptions, if we're given sufficient time and resources, humans can accomplish anything we set our minds to. With me so far? Good.

Then, based on that conclusion, the answer to "Can I/we do this?" should always be a resounding "Yes!"

Once you accept that conclusion, there's no further need to ask that question again. Ever! The appropriate answer, the only answer - "Yes!" - becomes a constant, a given, an answer known and understood before the question is even asked.

With that constant "Yes!" in mind, here then is that "better" question you should ask: How many ways are there to accomplish what it is I/we want to do? It's a logical question. And it's one that contains not a single hint of failure. It allows only for success.

Because you're no longer burdened by the possibility of failure, all your energies can then be focused on determining the best ways to achieve success.

Armed with whatever answers are appropriate to that "better" question, your next step is to begin developing - then asking yourself - a series of follow-up questions. When formulated properly, and answered objectively, your follow-up questions can virtually assure success with any task you take on.

Why does that "better" question work better? Because it precludes the idea of failure. Failure as a possibility no longer exists. Your constant focus is on accomplishing your goal. By removing the possibility of a negative answer, the underlying assumption of that "better" question is that success is assured. The result: Your primary concern is no longer avoiding failure; it's determining how best to succeed.

Having accomplished that, let me suggest the following series of logical follow-up questions, each targeted toward your ultimate success. Your first and perhaps most important follow-up question should be: Of all the possible ways I/we have identified to accomplish what has to be done, which will produce the best results?

Depending on what and where your challenge lies - daily life, work or play - you can replace "best" a variety of other terms, among them "fastest," "most effective," or "most profitable." You decide how you want to frame follow-up question number one.

Your second follow-up question should logically be: What resources do I/we have available to produce the desired results? And the follow-up question after that: Of all those resources, which will work best. Again, you can substitute for "best" whatever words fit your situation. From this point on, you can easily develop your own follow-up questions based on what it is you seek to accomplish.

The key to this process of eliminating failure is to avoid asking any questions that can be answered with a "Yes" or "No." The minute you ask a Yes/No question you again open the door to creeping negativism, and to the failure that typically results.

© 2006, Philip A. Grisolia, CBC

In addition to his skills as a marketing professional, Phil Grisolia is an accredited Certified Business Communicator (CBC), an author, educator, business coach, and an award-winning copywriter. To learn more about Phil's marketing and communications skills, visit him at [http://PhilGrisolia.com]

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