fear-of-failure

Fears hide within fears....

The fear of failure is a liability.

Fear of failure prevents you from realising your dreams of success.

Employment is the exploitation of the employer__ courage, and, the employed__ fear of failure.

Failure per se is not a disease but it can trigger anxiety, depression and even suicide. If failure can strike anyone, how can we handle it? Medical science has a well-defined mechanism in place for dealing with diseases _ it identifies the symptoms and then prescribes a methodology for their management. Psychologists and Psychiatrists have management practices for dealing with anxiety and depression. But do we have a method for dealing with failure?

Failure is like flu. It can happen to anyone. Just as it is difficult to find a person who hasn__ had the flu, it is difficult to find someone who has not been stuck by failure at some time.

The fear of failure kills creativity and intelligence. The only thing it produces is conformity.

The Fear of failure is the greatest fear of man. Even the fear of death is fear of failing to continue life,

What does failure do to us? We fall into a vicious downward spiral. Failure is a lot like a shot from a double barrel gun but with a difference. The first shot is like the news which explodes in one__ face. But it is the second, after a short time lag, which causes the most damage. It comprises of pain, humiliation, shame, frustration and anger. The first shot pales in comparison. It is life after the blast that causes the most hurt.

Failure is a social taboo.

Can we quantify failure in degrees and say, __n a 10 point scale this failure causes this much pain?_ Extremely difficult.

Failure is another emotion I cannot stand to feel, because in adult life I have conditioned myself not to fail at anything. Failure takes me straight back to the feelings of worthlessness I grew up with as a stammering, reclusive little boy.

Confidence is what we get when we take fear, face it and replace it.

Burn your fear of failure with the fire of desire so that you may open the door of success.

Your dreams and goals are bigger than small minded people or the fears that they harbor. Don__ let their ocean of fear trap you in the undertow.

We all have faced fearful times.

You don't have to apologize for loving someone or wanting a life that no longer fits your blueprint. The beginning phase of reclaiming your life always starts with apologizing to yourself, then apologizing to others for wasting their time because of your fear based decisions. The truth is when we eliminate fear we often find the real path we were meant to be on.

The one thing I was good at was winning scholarships and prizes, and that era was coming to an end.