Is the Fear of Failure stopping you from achieving your goals
Are you finding that the fear of not succeeding, of failure is holding you back and stopping you from achieving your goals?
Have you tried committing to a new diet or exercise program only to find that you end up procrastinating, worrying about whether you will succeed, whther it will work, whether you can truly achieve the weight loss, whether it is realistic or we make excuses.
And guess what happens, not much and life continues to the same tune without any changes being made.
So we need to overcome the fear and determine where the fear is coming from.
The road to achieving your goals may be rocky and there is no such thing as failure in achieving your goals, it is only an event, not a lifestyle or something that determines your future.
There is only something positive to be learned.
So rather thinking of not achieving your goals as mistakes thing of them as habits that need changing.
Maybe heading for the fridge or cupboard at work through boredom or stress for example. Change the habit and you won’t make these indiscretions in achieving your goals.
These habits can become the noise in the background when trying to achieve your goals. Try reading a book while someone is talking loudly in the background, can you focus and concentrate on what you are reading, are you truly absorbing the content of what you are reading, can you remember the last paragraph that you have just read?
So don’t let the fear of failure stopping you achieving your goals.
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on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
by Andrew Talati
and is filed under Mind & Soul.
Tags: Achieving Goals, Belief system, Goals, Mind
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November 13th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Fear is something that takes hold in many aspects of our life, often we are totally unaware of it.
November 14th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
I really needed to read this tonight. I know that fear is what always keeps me from accomplishing my goals. I have been reading Lynne McTaggart’s book, “The Intention Experiment,” which is the first book to provide all the scientific evidence about human intention and positive thinking.
It is also the first to show you how to use this power in your life. Slowly I am learning how to overcome the negative thoughts that are holding me back.
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