Eliminate the Fear of Failure

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The elimination of the fear of failure begins from within yourself. We live in a society in which failure is criticized and occasionally laughed at. Let's face it, everyone has at least watch a video where someone attempts an act of stupidity and fails. We laugh sometimes until we cry then think "How stupid was that?" or "What where they thinking?"

My thoughts for sharing this post are really quit simple. It came to me as I was asked recently able making videos and adding them to your websites. My solution is that we really don't know what will happen until we try. We may not always succeed on the first attempt or even the second or third. But the key is not to give up. Eventually we will begin to start making strides to success.

We need to over come our fears of failure and remember that someday we will find our niche and to succeed. We need to take those chances on thing that no one else has done or try something that is new to us. Like sky diving or SCUBA diving. It may sound like and adventure while we think of what may go wrong. How about thinking of what would happen if everything went totally perfect?

You will get the sense of accomplishment, the feeling of SUCCESS.

Recently, I read an article in "SUCCESS" magazine which a get monthly. The article shared some interesting point which I will share with you from Gabriele Oettingen, PhD from the New York University. Oettingen wrote a book call Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation.

Oettingen developed a 4 step method to help us achieve our goals and succeed. This method she calls "WOOP" may help you overcome some of your fears of failure.

• WISH: Find a time and a place where you can think for 15 to 20 minutes without interruption. Search and identify a personal or professional goal in your life that you think would challenge you, yet can be achieved. Something like creating that video that you are so afraid.
• OUTCOME: Keep in you mind the outcome of the best possible thing that can come from that goal a reality. Image yourself experiencing this goal and what outcome will come from your success. Your video become a hit on the internet, it becomes viral.
• OBSTACLE: What is holding you back from achieving your goals? Stop thinking of the external obstacle like the world around you. Reach deep into your mind to recover the times when your where a child and there was fear of nothing. The days when you first started to ride a bike, the anxiety, the fear, the though of being the only kid not able to peddle down the road. Then, with all those bumps, bruises , and scraps you started to ride with no hands.
• PLAN: Find the first of one the you can take to overcome these obstacles. If you need to overcome this obstacle with a little help, find it with the community at WA. Once you have a plan in place, act on that plan until you succeed in the goals that you are attempting to achieve.

While keeping all of this in mind. Remember somethings take a little more time than others while overcoming some of your fears. Thinking outside the box just may help you achieve your GOALS!!