Everything Will be Okay
Fear of failure. What does it mean? Being afraid to mess up, make mistakes, confront challenges – these are all very real feelings for us to experience on a daily basis.
Fear of failure. What does it mean? Being afraid to mess up, make mistakes, confront challenges – these are all very real feelings for us to experience on a daily basis.
I came really close to failing a class this spring semester. I’ve never failed a class before, so I ended up associating this one small event with being a complete and utter failure. Ever since then, I’ve been doing my best to challenge that thought and overcome it as best I can.
“If you’re not failing, it probably means you’re not taking enough risks.” Those are the words of Peter Forkner, director of the counseling center at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, at a recent event...
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