When we hear the term,"fear of failure", instanly we think of the way we make our daily decisions. Almost everything we have to make a decision on includes the fear of failure. At some point, we make decisions that preclude the very success we are looking for, because we are afraid to fail. The first time I heard "fear of success", I thought how preposterous it sounded. But we, inately, I believe, have this impediment rooted deeply in our psycological makeup. Sometimes we cant even recognize it. It forms our basis of thought and creates a boundry.
After the shock of hearing this (fear of success) for the first time, I looked down inside and realized how relevant that term was to me throughout my life. I thought of how making a decision that would change the whole dynamics of my life was one of the scariest things anyone could do. This means one needs to reassess every aspect of our intentions and goals. This is where we set ourselves up to fail. We wind up settling for what we really dont want, instead of doing the work and taking the risks that create success. For with great risk, comes great success. Not, by any means easy, but very possible. I have always known what I can do and what I am capable of, but the fear of failure has been a nemisis of mine for a great part of my life. Until recently, I have fallen into the group that makes decisions around my comfort zone.
When we are forced to cope with a difficult choice, most of us can feel our heart quicken and temperature rise. This manifestation is the fear of failure. We dont, or cant, directly address it, because we dont find it relevant. Denial is not a river in Africa, I was told once. It is a humble being, to be an objective thinker. But if we can force ourselves to the chopping block, we can now understand how the risk can be worth the rewards. After all, anything worth having is worth working for, right? So those of us who ask ourselves, "why dosent anything good happen to me?" We need to wonder why we are blocking ourselves. Why do we not take the risk that involves success? In my opinion, the question should not be "what if I fail". The question should be, "what if I succeed"?
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When we hear the term,"fear of failure", instanly we think of the way we make our daily decisions. Almost everything we have to make a decision on includes the fear of failure. At some point, we make decisions that preclude the very success we are looking for, because we are afraid to fail. The first time I heard "fear of success", I thought how preposterous it sounded. But we, inately, I believe, have this impediment rooted deeply in our psycological makeup. Sometimes we cant even recognize it. It forms our basis of thought and creates a boundry. After the shock of hearing this (fear of success) for the first time, I looked down inside and realized how relevant that term was to me throughout my life. I thought of how making a decision that would change the whole dynamics of my life was one of the scariest things anyone could do. This means one needs to reassess every aspect of our intentions and goals. This is where we set ourselves up to fail. We wind up settling for what we really dont want, instead of doing the work and taking the risks that create success. For with great risk, comes great success. Not, by any means easy, but very possible. I have always known what I can do and what I am capable of, but the fear of failure has been a nemisis of mine for a great part of my life. Until recently, I have fallen into the group that makes decisions around my comfort zone. When we are forced to cope with a difficult choice, most of us can feel our heart quicken and temperature rise. This manifestation is the fear of failure. We dont, or cant, directly address it, because we dont find it relevant. Denial is not a river in Africa, I was told once. It is a humble being, to be an objective thinker. But if we can force ourselves to the chopping block, we can now understand how the risk can be worth the rewards. After all, anything worth having is worth working for, right? So those of us who ask ourselves, "why dosent anything good happen to me?" We need to wonder why we are blocking ourselves. Why do we not take the risk that involves success? In my opinion, the question should not be "what if I fail". The question should be, "what if I succeed"?
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