F.E.A.R.: Face Everything and Rise
by Bob Poston
F.E.A.R has two meanings: “Forget Everything and Run” or “Face Everything and Rise.” Which one you choose to believe is up to you. As for me, I choose the latter.In my sixty-plus years of walking this earth, there have been plenty of times when I have been afraid. I believe most of us can relate to being afraid of failing. And as strange as it sounds, I have even been afraid of succeeding, as it just moves the opportunity to fail up to a bigger stage or audience, right?
With success, the expectations from others become higher for you to continue on that path. If you lack self-confidence, you end up placing more pressure on yourself, and because you are afraid of letting others down, being embarrassed, and failing, you choose to run from the expectation and not rise to the opportunity.
You have to know that failing does not equal failure; it is a learning curve. It means you took a chance at acting on an idea or even getting something done, and it just did not work on this particular attempt. So take a step back and learn from it, refocus, restructure or redefine it, and try again.
Failure, on the other hand, is you refusing to attempt that something and/or even watching someone else run with your idea. Have you heard the phrase, “If you’re going to fail, fail forward”? The whole meaning of that phrase is that you use that failure to find success and continue to move forward.
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“Bob Poston received his M.S. in Exercise Science and Health Promotion from California University of Pennsylvania. He is a Platinum Level Coach with the Todd Durkin Mastermind Group and the Owner and Head Trainer for Poston’s Fitness for Life in Dunkirk, Maryland.
Bob holds fitness training certifications through the International Sports Science Association (ISSA), Titleist Performance Institute (TPI), Training for Warriors (TFW), Golf Biomechanics training through the C.H.E.K. Institute of High Performance and is an active member of the IDEA Health and Fitness Association. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business and has 30+ years of experience in fitness and management.
Bob started his journey with the Todd Durkin Mastermind in 2013 when he attended Todd’s 3.5 Day Mentorship and then became a member of the TDMM Institute. He moved to the Platinum Level and became part of TD5, a.k.a. Team Ignite, when it was established in 2016. His passion for sharing health and fitness has grown well outside the walls of his facility, through his business and his deeper commitment to the TDMM.”
