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1. Redefine Failure
By framing a situation you’re dreading differently before you attempt it, you may be able to avoid some stress and anxiety.
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How To Overcome Your Fear of Failure
The possibility of failure is always daunting, but with the right preparation and approach, you can push on and succeed.
What can you do if you, like Alex, want to face your fear of screwing up on job interviews and push beyond it to success? Here are four steps you can take:
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4. Focus on learning
The chips aren’t always going to fall where you want them to — but if you understand that reality going in, you can be prepared to wring the most value out of the experience, no matter the outcome.
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3. Create a “fear list"
Author and investor Tim Ferriss recommends “fear-setting,” creating a checklist of what you are afraid to do and what you fear will happen if you do it.
Make three lists: first, the worst-case scenarios if he bombed the interview; second, things he could do to prevent the failure; and third...
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2. Set approach goals (not avoidance goals).
Goals can be classified as approach goals or avoidance goals based on whether you are motivated by wanting to achieve a positive outcome or avoid an adverse one.
Psychologists have found that creating approach goals, or positively reframing avoidance goals, is beneficial for well-being.
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Redefining failure
Behind many fears is worry about doing something wrong, looking foolish, or not meeting expectations — in other words, fear of failure. By framing a situation you’re dreading differently before you attempt it, you may be able to avoid some stress and anxiety.
Approach goals vs. avoidance goals
Goals can be classified as approach goals or avoidance goals based on whether you are motivated by wanting to achieve a positive outcome or avoid an adverse one.
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4. Redefine failure
What do you think of when you imagine failing? Not achieving a certain result or outcome?
We are taught that failure is horrible, and you should avoid it at all costs. But this is wrong! It’s not bad at all; it’s one of the ingredients to success.
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