How to Break Through Your Fear of Failure

Transforming Fear into Fuel for Personal Growth and Success

Failure is inevitable. It’s going to happen. And it’s probably more common than you think. If you haven’t experienced some form of failure in your life, you probably haven’t stepped too far outside of your comfort zone.

Since failure is something that happens to everyone at some point, you may find some degree of comfort knowing you’re not alone. But if failure is so common, why does it feel so big? Why is failure so hard to accept? Well, maybe it’s not so much the failure itself, but the fear of it. Maybe it’s so difficult because of all of the emotions associated with it.

If you’re afraid of failing, expecting it, ruminating about it, focusing on it, you may be suffering more than you need to. Fear of Failure is like a brick wall, holding you back from reaching your goals on the other side.

American Writer Elbert Hubbard said,

“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.”