What do we do with failure? - 13/03/2024 The Skateboarding Show

Failure can help us grow or can create negative self talk - in this episode I explore both points of view. As always, just some points for discussion #skateboarding #reallife #ideas #thoughts #discussions

[@UKTOOLTALK]

Mmmmm more food for thought, my failure percentage over the last 25 years in skateboarding has been 80 to 90%, I’m not being negative or asking for sympathy most of the time my head won’t let me land or progress with tricks, let’s say I go to the vert ramp tonight and try and practice frontside grinds (I haven’t done one on a vert ramp for 4 years ish) I could go for a hundred attempts and not get anywhere near a grind!! Not even an incling about it at all even tho iv done probably hundreds in the past,I won’t actually try a hundred because after say 20 attempts it seems so pointy give up, I’d be so so stoked to session a trick and get closer to it after a dozen goes!! I’d be buzzing!!! But my head goes NO YOUR NOT DOING THAT EVER AGAIN SO DONT EVEN TRY!!!! Actually fun fact iv currently been taking beater blockers for my anxiety and they are helping my vert skating a tiny little bit, anyway where was I? Oh yes failure is good if its about a learning curve but if the failures never seem to end it gets old 🤟🤟

[@TheSkateboardingShow]

I can totally relate to this Jon, thank you 🙏