Fear of failure is a function of their excessive standards and desire to do things well. 2. But it is common. He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears. But fear of failure (also called "atychiphobia") is when we allow that fear to stop us doing the things that can move us forward to achieve our goals. Basically, if you want to do something really bad, but your scared you’re going to fail, try it. Fear and failure are the main roadblocks to our progress and success. But, overcoming failure is also a chance to face down your fears. Fear of failure can be linked to many causes. Michel de Montaigne. “The fear of failure brings more suffering than failure itself” This is paraphrased quote from a book I was reading today. The father-of-four reveals he has learned not to fear failure and has tried new things since having to retire because of injuries. There’s something worse than fear and failure combined. Experiencing fear of failure can be worse than the actual failure itself, since it can prematurely stop us dead in our tracks. It creates an immense amount of pain, depleting us emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually. Often, these people have an attitude of “ If it’s not broken, don’t fix it “. Donald Miller. Their fear is that if they don’t do it perfectly, they’ll expose some inner weakness or frailty. 1. Sometimes, it isn't even the failure itself that scares people; it's the fear of failing that holds them back from doing something. A failure to one person might simply be a great learning experience for someone else. It's a chance to overcome that innate desire to run far away and cower in some corner. "Everything you want is on the other side of fear." Or if it’s not normal, at least it is incredibly common. Many fear judgement more than failure. Tom Kite. - Jack Canfield We are afraid of what people will say or think if we don't achieve what we set out to do. Many of us are afraid of failing, at least some of the time. It’s the feeling of letting fear win and never trying. Letting fear control us shuts down enthusiasm, and it blocks our progress. The … One of the biggest fears is the fear of failure, of not knowing if you can actually accomplish the dreams you set out to achieve. Churchill said that “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” Allowing fear to run our lives is much worse than failure, because it guarantees that we won’t succeed. One of the major things that stops most people from ever moving forward on their goals and closer to their dreams is fear. Often, it’s not just the pain of the actual failure itself that’s to catastrophic, it’s the buildup and fear of failure that we dread. And in fact, failure is inevitable. Sure, we might avoid a crushing setback by doing so. Fear comes in two packages: fear of failure, and sometimes, fear of success. 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