Atychiphobia

The ongoing strike by the staff of higher institutions in Nigeria has led to several students starting one business or the other. Some are now successful in the field they chose and in the process, more students are planning to also go into the same business the others are excelling at. They are in love with the money they stand to gain by going into these businesses but are not ready to face the challenges these people faced.

Once they get to know the number of times people fail before getting it, they opt-out. They fear failing instead of hating failure. When you hate failure, you try your best not to fail and when you fail you try not to repeat the same mistake again. On the other hand, when you fear failure, you don’t make any attempt at all, you stay in a position because you are not ready to face the prospect of failing.

Fear stops one in his track, it prevents you from doing what might make you great. It keeps on telling you you will fail even before starting. Fear has a way of showing up in body, mind and spirit.

It is clouding what we want to achieve and makes the dream seem like it is a hill that we can't climb.

Fear has a way of showing up when things seem to be going too well and we start getting this feeling of "what if this dream doesn't come true"

Fear is so distracting. Fear kills motivation.

But just like there is POWER IN NUMBERS, there is power in overcoming fear.

They say, "Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical". Nobody can argue with that. And nobody can deny the fact that fear of failure is one of the biggest mental roadblocks in life. It cripples so many people from taking any step toward the realization of their goals.

Atychiphobia is the fear of failure- it is preventing so many people from taking any step. They prefer to remain stagnant instead of taking steps toward actualizing their goal. They somehow think that the moment they take a step towards their goal, they will fail. As a result, people who fear failure do not talk about it, do not think about it and even run away from it.

The fear of failure prevents people from taking that crucial step towards success. No wonder, many people remain stagnant without doing anything in their lives – not because they cannot but because they won't. They prefer to remain stagnant than take a chance of failing.

Things that cause fear of failure

Whilst the internet is a place which gives the youth motivation through motivational stories of other people who have achieved their dream, it also brings out the fear of failure in its users. Every day you are thinking of what to do, which business to go into and the next minute you get tired and decide to take a break by watching a few videos online, you are happy seeing the videos of these celebrities and successful people while watching the videos but after dropping your phone a depressing feeling takes over. You start doubting yourself and wonder if you can be as successful as those you watched just a few minutes ago.

Way out?

Let me give you an example:

You're working towards writing a book. You're not sure whether you want to publish this book or not. If the motive behind writing this book is to go viral, then you're most likely not going to write your book because you know that your motive is not pure.

So, when it comes to anything that you do, especially in your career, think about what your goal is and if you're feeling like you're failing every time you pick up that pen, then try to find ways to get past that fear. Try to talk to people who have encountered similar obstacles as you. Find out their inner thoughts regarding why they didn't quit.

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