“Learn from your mistakes.” You’ve most likely heard it in multiple articles, stories, and novels. You hear failure stories. You hear success stories. Everyone talks about how failure is the mother of all successes. Yet, you are still afraid of failure, as if failing will result in a black mark on your life’s report card. Does that mean we should stop trying?
Atychiphobia, or fear of failure, is the belief that you are not or will not be “good enough,” and that you will disappoint yourself or others in your life. Most people are put off by the thought of failing. The fear of failure, rather than the failure itself, generally stops us dead in our tracks. When we consider engaging in a goal or attempting to live the life of our desires, we imagine major failure, and it’s game over from there.
A healthy fear of failure, when kept in check, can be beneficial, leading us to better plan, focus, and prepare. When a failure fear spirals out of control, it can be frightening and depressing.
So if you are currently dealing with this problem, these 5 tips may be able to help:
1. Understand that it is okay to fail
Yes, failing is acceptable. “We learn from our mistakes,” as the phrase goes. Maintain awareness with your mind, eyes, and hearing. Fear is a strong motivator in life, and it signifies sorrow. We do more to avoid pain than we do to enjoy pleasure. We avoid taking risks in life because we associate massive amounts of pain with failure. That, however, is not the way to live.
While failure is difficult and can make us feel like a loser, it is an inescapable aspect of becoming successful. People can only succeed by failing first. It is a development platform. The biggest tragedy in life is proceeding with such caution that you miss out on the opportunity to live. The only way to obtain benefits is to take risks. There is almost no chance for profit when there is no danger. Consider what you did well, what you could do better, and what you should stop doing. That is one of the most basic strategies for determining how to learn from failure.
2. Consider failure as your teacher
Know that you will fail at some points in your life. Everyone fails. Every successful people we know failed, but the thing is they don’t give up. They take failures as a teacher that teach them important lessons in life and they learn from them.
Failure is the best teacher in life. We can only imagine big and push ourselves to accomplish our best when we stop being frightened of failure and embrace it. It is important to have a positive life since every event, good or bad, teaches us something. Failure honors our ambitions and focuses our priorities.
The significance of every failure is determined not by the failure itself, but by how we interpret it. We should be motivated to overcome our flaws. Each failure must be viewed as a learning opportunity. Our failures strengthen us and shape our character. Failure teaches us about our own talents and limitations.
3. Know that failure allows us to search for new ways to do things
Thomas Edison is well-known for failing 10,000 times before inventing a commercially viable electric lightbulb. He, on the other hand, never gave up. In a 1921 interview, he highlighted his so-called failures. They weren’t failures in his eyes. They merely assisted him in figuring out new ways to accomplish things.
We can learn from Thomas that, every time we face failure, we can take that experience and tell ourselves that at least we had learned something. We’d learned the hard way that the item couldn’t be done that way and that we’d have to try something else. Do not be discouraged or depressed over something that we are doing. Look for other solutions if what we have done does not work.
4. Failure makes us humble
Nothing seems to be able to stop you while you’re doing well in life. There are no words to accurately express the sensation of being on top of the world. Failure, on the other hand, hurts. It might be so painful at times that you believe you’ll never be successful again. Staying humble might assist to ease the overwhelming feelings of loss and failure. While you’re high on accomplishment, remember that you’re only human, and treat everyone with the same humility and respect that you expect in return. When you are modest, you are mentally prepared for failure.
5. Remember that the opponent of success is fear of failure.
6. Attempt to FAIL
Thinking about failing is one thing, but really committing to failing is quite another. Find a setting or circumstance where you have influence over the result, and commit to failing there. It may be a quiz for school or simply a gaming night with pals. Actively exposing oneself to failure is one of the finest ways to deal with it.
Jagadish “Jaggi” Vasudev, often known by the honorific title Sadhguru, is an Indian yoga master and supporter of spirituality. He was born on September 3, 1957. Since 1982, he has been instructing yoga in the south of India. He also shared his knowledge regarding the fear of failure.
“Whatever situations arise in life, Sadhguru says, one can choose to use them and make himself stronger and better, or he can sit and cry. For one who sees his life as a stepping stone to a larger possibility, there is no such thing as failure.”
Sadhguru
Watch his message on Youtube.
In conclusion, failure is not inherently hazardous; it is our fear of failure that prevents us from doing it. You overcome it, like all fears, by confronting it. When the dread of doing nothing outweighs the fear of doing it poorly, your genuine work begins. People who are afraid of failure may indulge in negative self-talk or lack self-confidence, making it harder to pursue goals.
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- Overcoming Fear of Failure, Facing Your Fear of Moving Forward
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