Avoiding the feeling of failure

In a previous post, I mused: “You’re not avoiding failure, you’re avoidng the feeling of failure.” KL asks : 'Can we unpack this into some actionable life hacks?' When I was in 8th grade, I decided not to tryout for the middle school basketball team because I didn't think I'd make it and I didn’t want to get cut. A couple of weeks later, I saw the group of guys that made the team. The best few…