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Why You Have the Fear of Failure (and How to Overcome It)

By Leon Ho — 2021

Insecurity about doing things incorrectly causes many people to unconsciously sabotage their chances for success.

Read on www.lifehack.org

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Lisa Nichols: How to Overcome Fear of Failure

You know, over my career people from all around the world, students from every level ask the question “How do I overcome fear?” Well, I am about to disrupt you completely!

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2019
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Avoidance will make you feel less vulnerable in the short run, but it will never make you less afraid.

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Harriet Lerner
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Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic & Worry

Do you ever wonder what is happening inside your brain when you feel anxious, panicked, and worried? In Rewire Your Anxious Brain, psychologist Catherine Pittman and author Elizabeth Karle offer a unique, evidence-based solution to overcoming anxiety based in cutting-edge neuroscience and research.

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Catherine M. Pittman, Elizabeth M. Karle
2015
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Overcoming Your Fear of Failure

Did you know that the fear of failure is the single greatest obstacle to success in adult life?

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Brian Tracy
2012
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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

Filled with secrets from a therapist’s toolkit, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before teaches you how to fortify and maintain your mental health, even in the most trying of times.

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Julie Smith
2025
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Conquering Fear: Living Boldly in an Uncertain World

From the best-selling author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, an illuminating book about fear—and what we can do to overcome it. An inescapable component of our lives, fear comes in many guises.

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Harold S. Kushner
2010
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Perfectionism and Student Health: The Cause of All Our Problems

As a university student, there is a lot of pressure externally, internally and socially. This pressure comes from high standards and the need to succeed. These standards and pressure often times lead to high stress and anxiety within university students. This can be classified as perfectionism.

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2019
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How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life: Opening Your Heart to Confidence, Intimacy, and Joy

Although you may not realize it fear is getting in your way and stopping you from connecting with others, realizing the significance of your life, and finding fulfillment and joy. It doesn't have to be this way. Susan Piver has the key to breaking down the barriers of fear that are holding you back.

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Susan Piver
2025
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Trained Not to Cry: The Challenge of Being a Soldier | Richard Doss | TEDxNaperville

Members and Veterans of the US Armed Forces have unacceptably high suicide rates. Why? It’s not the combat experience like one would suggest, but a much more complex issue that needs to be talked about.

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2016
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How Telling Our Silenced Stories Can Change the World | Anne Hallward | TEDxDirigo

Shame is at the intersection of individual psychology healing and social change. Clinically, when we follow the path of our shame, we experience the greatest healing, and culturally, when we move past the power of shame we can act together to improve civil rights for all.

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2014
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