Fear is a natural reaction that helps us to be aware of the danger and motivates us to prepare ourselves to react properly to it; However, when it is unfounded or disproportionate instead of being beneficial it ends up being detrimental because it immobilizes us, preventing us from doing something that we should do, or permanently keeping us in a state of anxiety and tension that ultimately ends up jeopardizing our physical and mental.
In the case of business, the most common fear is the fear of failure, which can also be beneficial, for example, when it motivates us to prepare well to take advantage of a business opportunity, but also harmful when it immobilizes us and prevents us from doing something Such as starting a business, or keeping us permanently in a state of anxiety and tension, for example, when we live in fear that competition overcomes us or our business breaks down.
In any case we can overcome the failure in several ways and here I share some:
-Act
Acting is one of the most effective ways to overcome the fear of failure when we have or want to do something, because acting does not give our mind an opportunity to generate thoughts such as "always failure", "always make mistakes", " Surely I will go wrong, "" I'm sure I'm going to make a mistake ", etc., which are the ones that actually generate fear.
Whenever you are afraid to do something like start a business, launch a product to the market, or deal with someone, evaluate the situation, and if you consider that the risk of something bad does not justify what is at stake , Faces the situation and acts despite the fear you may have knowing that as soon as you do, the fear will gradually diminish, and trusting that when the time comes you will know what to do or say, or in which case things Not as you expected, you will have enough capacity to remedy the situation.
-Trust
Trust is another effective way to overcome the fear of failure because trusting we feel confident that things will go well or that we will perform well and therefore we stop having negative thoughts such as "always failure", "always I make mistakes "," I'm sure it will go wrong "," I'm sure I'll make a mistake ", etc.
Whenever you are afraid to do something like, for example, starting a business, not getting something like a goal, or something that might happen to you, such as that the competition outweighs you, trust that Things will go well, in your abilities, in the moment you know what to do or say, in case things start to go wrong you will know how to remedy the situation.
-To let go
If trust is not to eradicate the fear of failure, the next thing we can do is detach ourselves, which helps us reduce the fear of failure because we detach ourselves from being obsessed with something, and we do not worry too much about getting something, Lose something or something happen to us.
Detachment to overcome fear is not something simple, especially when we have always wanted something or due to bad experiences of the past we are very concerned about losing something or something happens to us.
-Think of giving before receiving
Thinking about giving before receiving is another effective way to overcome the fear of failure, especially when it has to do with dealing with people, since it makes us focus on giving, serving or helping others, rather than on Receive a reward, or what others can say or think about us.
-Practice meditation
Practicing meditation is probably the most effective way to overcome the fear of failure, because it fills us with energy (which in turn fills us with motivation and optimism), makes us aware of our connection to others, and helps us To silence our minds, and thus, for example, to avoid having thoughts such as "always failure" or "sure that I will make some mistake".
There are different ways to meditate, but in general, to meditate we must find a quiet place to do it, sit in a comfortable seat with a straight back, close our eyes, and focus our attention on something in the environment, such as a Distant sound, or in ourselves as, for example, our breathing, always taking into account the purpose of meditation which is to silence the mind.
Practicing meditation is probably the most effective way to eradicate the fear of failure, but also the most difficult to do because it requires a lot of discipline, so it is advisable to start attending a workshop, taking a course or looking for a teacher. Meditation that helps us to acquire sufficient motivation to begin with our practice.
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