Long ago, we overgrew the stage, when we could be happy only by living through another day, and that meant after we got a mammoth on our family table and provided food for the whole community. However, our hunting instincts still live with us and make us thrive for the extreme and adrenalin producing activities.
We instinctively trying to choose environment, which make us feel alive and giving us not only a sense of belonging, but a sense of victory over our own fears of insecurity or failure. It does not guarantee us from failure, but we are not afraid to fail, or, by another words, unafraid to take risks in such environments.
Risk-taking is perceived rewarding and usually comes along with other characteristics such as leadership, gut feeling, openness, trust, creativity and teamwork. Thus, people, which encourage risk-taking, maybe stumble frequently, but at the same time learn valuable lesson, improve themselves and gain confidence in their own abilities.
As soon as we de-stigmatize failure, normalize it as the only way to self-development and perfection, we would make a progress. We will focus on efforts more, than on outcomes; do not punish ourselves for mistakes, which are a natural part of our life and a necessary step in the process of maturing as an individual.
Many of us, since school times, become our own worst critics and after making a mistake have trouble recovering and moving on, forgetting that if we do not try, we will never succeed. Instead of equating an error with disaster, we have to envision it as a portal of discovery, frame 
failure as a learning opportunity.
Think of the worse case scenario. For example, pick the image of the biggest failure in the history of literature, Don Quixote and Sancho Pansa, famous by their constant missteps in pursuing their dreams. Even though, they were considered very unsuccessful from the point of view of others, they had the most adventurous and exciting life , they were following the path they honestly believed in, and created the most famous symbol of never giving up on your dreams!
