unmasking fear & failure
reframing my mind to see fear of failure for what it truly is
by shashaank · updated 7d ago
unmasking fear & failure
- "When you play it too safe, you're taking the biggest risk of your life."
from Wishcraft: How to Get What You Really Want by Barbara Sher
shashaank added 24d ago
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
— Paul Atreides
(1965) Dune by Frank Herbert
shashaank added 4mo ago
- Fear is self-focused. Day to day, our fear is about us. What will happen if we give that speech, launch that project, get stuck in traffic, are eaten by an alligator...
And generosity is about others. “How can I help?”
Jumping in the water to save a struggling swimmer stops us from worrying about how we look in our suit or whether the water is cold. ... See morefrom Seth's Blog : Generosity and fear
shashaank added 4mo ago
shashaank added 4mo ago
- “Your aesthetics get better as you make mistakes.”
from Make Something Wonderful by Laurene Powell Jobs
shashaank added 4mo ago
- Don’t fear failure. Fear average.
shashaank added 24d ago
The fear of failure is often irrational
shashaank added 24d ago
- My fear is singular.
We will continue to satiate a lesser version of ourselves, rather than strive for who we can become.from We Are Afraid To Be Better
shashaank added 24d ago
It doesn’t get any less scary. All that happens is that you have less life left.
It helps if you do your falling early, and it really helps if you do your reaching early.
— Mary H.K. Choi
shashaank added 4mo ago
If we don’t try too much in life, if we limit our circle of action, we can give ourselves the illusion of control. The less we attempt, the less chances of failure. If we can make it look like we are not really responsible for our fate, for what happens to us in life, then our apparent powerlessness is more palatable. For this reason we become attr
... See moreshashaank added 7d ago