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How to overcome fear of failure?

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Last Updated: 04/25/2022 at 12:19pm
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SierraS16789
March 9th, 2019 7:05pm
Failure is the only way to succeed! “Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts”. Think of Walt Disney for instance, he was the first to use synchronized sound, color on tv, he created Mickey Mouse, first to ever build a theme park, etc. all because he had a dream, and guess how many times he got rejected before all of that, a lot! He got rejected so many time but he didn’t give up and he ended up leaving a legacy! There are a lot of other people that you can use as example to, remember failure is not the end result!
Tiffany25
April 16th, 2019 8:08pm
I’ve found that overcoming the fear of failure is easier when you just dive right in. Come whatever may, a positive attitude will get you a long way! Believing in yourself is not easy, but it’s doable with the right support group. Remember baby steps go a long way. My goal is to eventually become a writer. I know I cannot accomplish that goal if I allow my fear of striking out to keep me from playing the game. So I write. Whether it be good or bad doesn’t matter. I’m doing what I love, and that’s what most important
OutOfThisWorldSpaceBoy
January 28th, 2020 11:19pm
The fear of failure can be a difficult feeling to overcome. Being at peace with oneself and one’s abilities can set the right track for overcoming the fear of failure. Knowing that one is doing one’s best is all that can be asked for. The fear of failure can be a struggle, and not feeling in tune with one’s thoughts, emotions, and feelings can play a roll in this fear. Overcoming the fear of failure may not have one, definite answer, but maybe a short series of answers, loving oneself, and trusting in their own abilities. The fear of failure may seem looming overhead, but it takes a little self love and self care to begin to manage it.
Anonymous
March 9th, 2020 3:20pm
First we all should come to this mind state that their is nothing to fail in life. Everthing that is done as a competition around us is set up by another person like us and we should not fear to be judged by them because we all are special in different way. We should be proud and happy that we succeed in the biggest struggle of people that is living and living as our true selves. Once when we overcome this fear and see that their is nothing to fear of then we would never fail because in reality their is nothing to fail to start with.
Anonymous
November 29th, 2021 3:47am
Well, failure is a part of any learning process. You can either stop and stay where you are, or you can fail your way forward. It always helps to ask yourself "What's the worst that could happen?" Make a list actually. A list or a record, you just need to vent it all out. All that fear, all those excuses, all those obstacles, all those negative thoughts...etc all of it! Then write down, or say out loud, why each and everyone of those reasons "not to do it" is just NOT THE END OF THE WORLD. Remind yourself of the times you went ahead anyway, and how you succeeded! Remember how awesome it felt? Go get it!
WendyChatter
April 25th, 2022 12:19pm
Failure is how you learn about life. If you have no failure in life, you have not tried. Just think of a life where you are too afraid to fails, so you try nothing new! Boring! We must fail to get ahead, and nobody is perfect. Failure isn't bad, although it might feel not so great. But you will fail (it means you tried and need to rethink the problem), and if you are lucky, you will find the solution. I love the "Perfectly Imperfect" model. I have a TShirt that says it too! Because we are all perfect in our imperfect ways! Consider failures like Bill Gates -- just imagine how many times his computer ideas did NOT work, then something did and WOW!! Finally, When a reporter asked, "How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?" Edison replied, "I didn't fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps." Simply a new Perspective! Best Wishes!!