Today, we shall consider the impact of fear of failure.

FEAR OF FAILURE

I will quickly help you confront the fear of failure before doing a deep dive into the subject.

Here are a few questions to deal with;

1.   Why do you feel this way?

2.   Is this particular fear justified?

3.   If it is, what can you do to eliminate or reduce your fear?

Look at your failure from a new perspective - failing to reach a goal does not make you a failure. It only means that you did not reach that goal. A promising junior executive at a blue-chip corporation lost several million dollars of that company’s money in a new venture. The company’s president and founder summoned the executive to his office. Trembling, he stood in front of the president and said, “I guess you want my resignation.” Without hesitation, the president replied, “You can’t be serious. We’ve just spent millions of dollars educating you.” This rising star was being reminded of the opportunity to learn

from failure and to use the experience as a springboard for renewed effort toward company goals. (I must confess that only a great business leader will make such a decision. Yes, and John D Rockefeller did.)

Understand that there are benefits of having taken specific steps involved in working toward a goal even if you fail to reach the goal;

1.   The benefit is the practical education of making the effort.

2.   Another is the opportunity to practice specific skills. A third is the recognition that meeting some goals and failing to meet others is part of the ebb and flow of life.

3.   Recognize that you probably will not achieve significant goals without some failures.

4.   Failing provides unique learning opportunities that ultimately contribute to your personal growth and to your organizational contribution.

Your acceptance of these realities will help you kill your fear of failure. Need I say that the fear of failure has stopped many from achieving their goals and you must ensure that you are not listed amongst such persons by dealing with your fear today.

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Ciao.

Emmanuel Dorgbaa

Your Coach