STRATEGIES AND TACTICS

Fear of Failure

3 Key Steps To Overcome the Fear of Failure.

Aemen Farooq
4 min readAug 27, 2021

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If you are someone who struggles with the fear of failure or you’ve recently experienced failure in your life then you’ve to come to the right place.

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What is Failure?

Oh my Gosh, I am such an idiot. People with a fear of failure throw out that sentence all the time. Smashed their toe into a table leg or tripped over a sidewalk, accidentally say the wrong name to somebody — Oh my God, I'm so stupid. The feeling of being stuck because of the fact that we feel we may not be successful. The panic attack during a presentation, emotions like unnecessary worry, uncertainty, chest tightness, lightheadedness, and sweating — all indicate you have a fear of failure.

Failure is such a controversial topic. It’s the biggest reason, why you don’t pursue the dreams of your heart. How we respond to it, I think really affects our psychological health and well-being.

How To Get Over the Fear of Failure?

It's really all about shifting your perceptions and your beliefs on what you consider failure to be.

I’ll share 3 steps that will help you overcome your fear of failure.

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Aemen Farooq

I write about mental health, self-development, self-care, and life lessons as they happen. Editor of sapphirel.com/ https://aemenfarooq.medium.com/membership