How To Deal With The Fear Of Failing At Life

Look your Fear in the eyes. Smile. Put on your best serious face. And walk right through the fear.

“Courage is looking fear right in the eye and saying: ‘ Out of my way. I’ve got better things to do.’” — Unknown

Dealing with fear is nothing new and something everyone has to do at one point or another.

We are all afraid of something.

The problem with most of us is that we try to eliminate our fear.

We do not want to feel afraid and try to push it away instead like a child pushes away the spinach it doesn’t want to eat.

But in doing so we just encourage our fears!

When we are afraid of being afraid it’s another fear that shows up!

Now we are afraid of failing and being afraid!

So instead of dealing with the fear, trying to get rid of it or attempting to break free of it forever accept that it’s there. And then do what you were afraid to do anyway.

Accept that you’re afraid.

At the end our fears are just a thought.

It’s not a real fear! Think about it: When you fail you will not suddenly fall over and die.

It’s a random worry that makes us think about what we may loose.

Your life won’t suddenly end just like the people around you won’t suddenly all disappear!

You will still be alive, still have what you have now and still be you!

You will still have the opportunity to be happy, fall in love, smile, laugh, experience joy, bliss and moments you never thought you could.

One failure, one fear, is not going to change that.

But if you allow the fear to take control you’ll only increase that chance that it’s right.

At the end it’s we who decide how much control and power our fears have over us.

It’s our choice.

It’s on us to decide to not take any action because we’re afraid or to act in spite being afraid.

Take a deep breath.

Realize it’s okay to be afraid.

And then look up and smile.

Smile because you’re smarter than your fear.

Smile because you know the fear is just a ghostly veil trying to discourage you from walking forward.

Put on your serious face. Grab all the courage you can. And take a step towards the fear.

And smile because you know that what’s on the other side of that veil is more important than the strength of your fear.

Originally published at http://quora.com.