Instead of saying something which belittles yourself, say nothing at all. People tend to think of you as you tell them to think. Therefore, tell them well. Inc. Nashville, Tennessee. Many people have been programmed to fear this thing called failure.
Successful people see only results.
They don't see failure. People who believe in failure are almost guaranteed a mediocre existence. At 58, he ran again for Senate and lost At the age of 60, he was elected President of the United States. The man's name was Abraham Lincoln. Belief in failure, says Robbins, is a way of poisoning the mind.