Fear of Failure Glaser Sjonell Inamoto Bregman

Fear is an inhibiting characteristic – What are you afraid of? Do you fear criticism? – From experts, friends, family Is it embarrassment? – That keeps you unwilling to go forward Milton Glaser on Fear of Failure

Is it fear of what other people will think? that you don’t know what you’re doing Or Is it self-criticism? your own acknowledgement that you’re not as good as you thought you were

To do a project that truly tests your real ability Fear is our own self-acknowledgement that we don’t really know what we’re doing Milton Glaser on Fear of Failure

One solution Admit WHAT IS Find out what you’re capable of doing Find out what you’re not capable of doing Milton Glaser on Fear of Failure

If you never subject yourself to the possibility that: you aren’t as good as – You want to be – You hope to be – Others think you are Then you never really deal with the issue of success and failure Milton Glaser on Fear of Failure

Mary Lee Sjonell on Fear of Failure Experimentation can bring about negative feelings Failure requires courage Practice being uncomfortable

Rei Inamoto on Fear of Failure Knowing what you’re weak in Not just accepting failure Also know your weakness and overcome it

Peter Bregman on Fear of Failure Fail often Fail big Fail small Experience failure and come out on the other side Keep trying – Try to enjoy the process of just doing something and not succeeding