I feel like a failure. Failed a lot of times.?

-I don' like to think that I'm a failure because I always tried before I failed. But sometimes I can't but think that I am a failure. Yesterday.. I auditioned in a talent show here in my country. Which will be shown on tv soon( sames concept as america's got talent) and I got three buzzes quickly. I showed them "poping" a dance style.. and I always felt that it's my dream and passion to pursue dancing.. But yesterday was a crusher.. I felt as if everything's falling apart.. my dreams.. and ambitions.. And what's worse is that people are going to laugh at me and humiliate me whenever they see me.. And I feel like I failed my family for failing... I don't really know.. I just want to try rather than playing it safe.. Any advice? I will greatly appreciate it..I have had so many people put roadblocks in front of me and tell me that I couldn't do something so many times...I know that if I ever stopped to listen to them..I would have never ended up where I am now. Now it is human nature to doubt yourself..and what the naysayers say does sting..you wouldn't be human if you didn't. But you choose what you are going to do with this. You got a real good wake-up call at the audition - you are not of the caliber that they were looking for on the show. Maybe you were thinking that your dance style was excellent and it may have been to your friends...but not to those who are objective onlookers.



If you truly have a passion for what you do, take this lesson and all the hurt you have and make it propel you to the next level.



I suggest you take a look at the book - Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin. Read it from beginning to end and take a look at how the best only got to where they were through FOCUSED practice. The people profiled in the book made a decision to keep on working to get where they wanted to be...no matter how many people stood in their way or told them what they were trying to do was impossible.



I sincerely wish you the best of luck!