Two Sides of Fear

There is the fear of failure and the fear of success. Neil examines both of these fears and how they can leave us stuck with his own story of encouraging success, how we jump through hoops to fool ourselves that doing nothing is a good strategy, and how we can fight the urge to take an apparently ‘safe’ route and defeat the fear.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The actual task, goal or dream is in itself not scary, but the prospect of failure, ridicule and loss is.   Fear of succeeding can be fear of responsibility and change.   Doing nothing seems like a safe action, but is an active choice to cease to be in control. Write things down. This will help you process your ideas. Avoid distractions and examine your fears, the real possible disasters, and then all the benefits of trying and taking action, all the possible successes. When you look at the reasons for staying still and doing nothing, you will realise that most of them are ridiculous.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Maybe we are afraid that if we fail, people will laugh at us and think we are a bit crazy.’ ‘Do you really want to be safe in your current position? I don’t think so. Inaction is actually an active strategy, you are choosing to do nothing.’ ‘Think of all the benefits and the upsides of trying and then succeeding and write them down.’ ‘Whether it’s fear of failure or fear of success, fear is the enemy. Action is the qkey.’  VALUABLE RESOURCES The Tutor Podcast  www.Neilcowmeadow.com ABOUT THE HOST Neil Cowmeadow is a maverick peripatetic guitar teacher from Telford with over 19 years’ experience in the business of helping people. Learn how to start, grow and love your business with Neil’s invaluable advice and tips without the buzzwords and BS! CONTACT METHOD [email protected]