Why Fear of Failure = Procrastination
Philippa Perry recently published a brilliant advice column in The Guardian on failure and following your dreams.
If you are holding yourself back from what you really want to do…this one is for you!
Why do we put off the things that we really want to do and mean the most to us?
It’s not because we’re lazy, but it’s often because of our fear of failure.
Fear of failure is the same as procrastination. It can prevent you from even getting started. If you believe your performance says something about who you are as a person, putting off starting can feel like an act of self-protection, it isn’t, it is self-sabotage.
Disappointments, rejections, failures and setbacks don’t define you, but your courage does.
Start and fail. Fail again. Embrace your mistakes. Learn from them.
If you are failing, you are doing something and if you are doing something you are giving yourself a chance of fulfilling your wishes, hopes and dreams.
Never let go of your dreams, and each day take one small step towards them. When you do that, you are doing something: you are investing in hope.