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The fear of failing

By Imisioluwa

 
Rising above the fear of failure

Failure:- Why mankind do not like to step out of their comfort zone

The fear of failing is one of the biggest reason man doesn’t like to step out of his comfort zone.


Failure is an enemy of mankind yet it isn’t one that can be easily rooted out in fact it could attach itself to your being and become a parasite feeding on your peace, your strength, rending you weak and a ghost of yourself.


Failure will tamper with your self esteem illicting a feeling of uselessness.


Failure is preeminent in all activities of mankind. It is easier to achieve than success. It just needs one wrong turn of event and boom! It comes knocking on the door. 


Failure will always show it sharp claws when you prioritize the wrong things.


It ignites fear in the heart of the living and even brings down the strongest of them.


Even when we tell ourselves failure has no power over us, deep down in our heart we still harbor the fear of failure.


Questions like; what will become of me if this project goes wrong? or can I manage to make something meaningful of myself?; keep running through our minds and thoughts.


Failure doesn’t just exert its power over us, most times it asks for permission by throwing it little siblings at us, the moment it senses any sign of weakness, it takes it time to control our lives leaving us running like a chased cat with no dog on its tail.

 


As mighty and powerful failure might be, it can be conquered by the strongest of resolve.

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  1. Amy TOctober 10, 2022 at 3:05 AM

    Thanks so much for this write up
    Yes, failure has and will always be man's greatest enemy.
    But it doesn't keep us from thriving more and more...

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