Failure
Friday, January 7, 2011
@ 7:10 PM
Let's face it, nobody likes to lose. Whether it's tryouts for the school talent show or losing at the 'game of love', that momentary sting of being on the losing end is felt by many of us. It shouldn't hurt. After all, it's only a temporary setback.. There will be other talent shows and you'll eventually find someone new to crush on, right? Not so with a vast number of people. It hurts a lot.
The experience of failing is often so humiliating, so devastating, that some people will never again attempt anything along similar lines. Why? Because they have a fear of failing. They fear being laughed at. They fear being exposed and they're concerned about what others are saying/thinking about them.
The thought of losing in front of others is enough to keep them spinning in the same familiar pattern of not doing things. I have a huge fear of failing. Many people hide their talents and strengths-the very things that make them special-just to blend into the crowd unnoticed. People should stop doing that. They should try to be as special as they can be.
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