What we found is that innovation requires a mindset that rejects the fear of failure and replaces that fear of failure with the joy of exploration and experimental learning.
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For high achievers, it is fear of failure and the stigma that may come from it.
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We must overcome an institutional fear of failure and short-term focus, whereby investors write their exit strategy first and support plan second.
In Japan, on the other hand, the fear of failure and resulting social alienation pose a huge psychological barrier for would-be entrepreneurs.
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It's this ability to attack problems as a beginner, to let go of all preconceptions and fear of failure, that's the key to creativity.
" He says he likes to tell youths and college students: "What would your life be like if you could eliminate the fear of failure, and where would you be at this point in life?
The meeting may extend into the weekend and there is both a fear and an expectation of failure.
They told their friends and family what they were trying to achieve, so they got support and the fear of failure kept them on track.
Instead of my usual optimism and tenacity, I was consumed by fear and the foregone conclusion of failure.
Now, this same mindset is catching on in China, and as the fear of failure goes away, we may see another golden era for startups in China that outdoes the first wave from 2004-2008.
There is nothing that drives a team like the fear of debt, starvation, and visible failure.
This attitude toward struggle is not only counterproductive -- leading to self-defeating behaviors including retreating inward with self-doubt and avoiding necessary risk for fear of failure -- it is also wrong.
People who fear failure in speaking are defensive, and that defensiveness shows up in a variety of ways, all bad.
James dreads failure and is consumed by the fear that his kid brother might beat him at his chosen endeavour.
Across the European Union and in states that wish to join the a fiscal vise is at work--fear of tax cuts that might cause budgets to miss their targets and failure to confront expenditure norms.
Throughout our careers we must continually assess whether we are letting our fear of failure or losing face keep us from taking the actions, and engaging in the conversations, that will move us forward and make the impact we want.
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The back story to every success story in art, science, business or true love is a long series of rejections, and the single biggest reason why we never live our dreams is the fear of failure which is just another term for fear of rejection.
After all, what is it worth being able to drive across bridges without fear of plunging to certain death? (By my calculations our bridge failure rate is one in three hundred and fifty thousand).
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