the fear of failure will stunt your growth

it seems as though often times we avoid, with all power, starting or doing something we want so badly, only for the fear of starting it and then not getting it in the end.
so instead we let the fear hold us back from starting it and putting all of our heart energies into it, and then letting it happen as it may.

for me, in this instance, it is not being able to answer six in-depth questions as part of an application for a program that is literally one of my dream jobs manifested into my real life. i know the gist of my answers, i've even talked them over with a friend. i have done as much research on the company as possible and i have told many people that i am applying. i get excited talking about it and i know that i am qualified. i have an amazing reference from a current employee and have been told i would do a wonderful job.

all of this still has not helped me to overcome my fears that are hugely detrimental to my success.

i suppose it is because of all this, i can't quite handle the pressure of putting all of those feelings down on paper. what if it doesn't come out right? what if i could get my point across better somehow? what if, on paper, it looks like i am under-qualified? what if i don't make it past round one? all of my fears have frozen my fingers. i cannot seem to express my passions enough in these short answer text boxes.

it is a fear of failure that i hate to admit has control over multiple aspects of my current life.


ultimately, we must learn to trust the universe and then do the things we avoid doing.
most of the time these are such things that take us out of our comfort zone, and in turn are the things that grow our hearts and expand our minds.

there is no growth with out risk. and there is no opportunity with out ambition.

anything is possible. if we learn to master our own fear of failure.