I believe fear of failure is one of the biggest detriments for most people. However, let’s look at just a few historical failures. JFK failed the bar exam twice. Mark Twain, Henry Ford, P.T. Barnum, Milton Hershey, and Henry Heinz all went bankrupt. Walt Disney was fired because of a lack of new ideas. Winston Churchill flunked 8th grade.
Perhaps, one of the most famous failures that is Thomas Edison’s statement while attempting to create the light bulb, “I have not failed, I’ve just found 9,999 ways that won’t work”.
Similarly, in your exams, after one or two attempts there is a fear it automatically create and this will influence any decision you will be making then; to the extent of abandoning the exams.
In overcoming fear of failure, here are 5 strategies you could adopt that will transform your life.
1. Reframe Your Goals to Meet Current Reality: First, re-frame failure by shifting your goals. Expand your goal to include trying something new like getting a comprehensive Videos and Questions and answers and you will never technically “fail” because there is always something to be learned.
2.Pitfalls: Since you have re-framed your goals, then anticipate new obstacle. So, the only way is to visualize the entire possible obstacles and solution that might come your way is through solitude.
3.Believe System Syndrome: Here you need to separate your thought system that are inherent in you which is associated with failure e.g mean “I am not good enough to pass ICAN Exams”, “I will never become Chartered”, “My Village People are hunting me”, etc. Try to separate the story from the facts. Facts: Product launch generated N120,000 of revenue as compared to goal of N1,200,000. Story: My father was right, I’ll never make it on my own. I’m a loser. Hence, overcome it by replacing those believes with positive responses such as “I’m willing to take risks, I learn from my mistakes and move on in other to become chartered.”
4.Lesson in the Failure: The best response to perceived failure is to ask oneself these three powerful questions: What did I learn from this course (FR or PM or PSAF) ? How can I grow as a person from this experience? What did I gain about the failure? However, it is easy said than done because your mind will resist but it is just for a while.
5.Admit that Fear is part of the Equation: Many of us allow fear to paralyze us because we don’t like feeling fear. But if you simply allow yourself to feel the fear when it shows up, you will notice that it quickly dissipates and suddenly the situation feels more manageable. The next time you notice yourself getting stressed out or feeling afraid of something not working out, sit quietly by yourself, set your timer for two minutes and start taking deep breaths.
So, just follow the above strategies and see how you can apply them to your daily lives.
To Your Success
Tim Jibodu ACA, ACTI
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