Fear of Failure
Humans have the innate ability to ask
questions, seek and explore the unknown. However, with civilizations advancing,
this natural instinct to gain an in depth understanding about something unknown
seems to be diminishing.
The society in which we perform our daily activities
plays a major role in defining how we operate our lives. To know the unknown,
to cross uncharted territories, to seek an answer to the mind-boggling
question, one may have to go outside the boundaries set aside by the society.
One may have to try out different things, experiment stuff that may not become
successful in the very first attempt. History shows us incidents where such people
were ostracized and made fun of for being part of the failure. Thus, one of the
reasons for people not to question the status quo is the fear of failure.
It goes without saying that fear incites other
negative emotions such as anger, frustration, disappointment, shame, confusion.
Consequences of a backlash by people from all walks of life including closest family
members deter one’s pursuance of their instinct.
What methods that we can adopt when faced with situations where we stare
at failure and more importantly dread the fear of failure.
One simple thing to
keep in mind is to be aware of the fact that not everything is in our control.
And at the same time, there are some aspects that are very much in our control.
It would only do good if we focus on those details that are within our reach.
Let us only pay attention to constructive
criticism and let not the fear of failure bother us.
Affirmations to enhance your life – What and How
The human body and mind, undoubtedly, is quite
enigmatic. There have been tremendous advancements in the last few centuries in
medical science. But the complexity of body and working of the mind has been eluding
the doctors. Neurologists are continuing to perform studies & research in
order to gain a thorough understanding of the nature of these complex entities.
Psychologists have been looking at the
different mental states and trying to identify if there can be any conclusions
made based on their observation. There is more focus on human mind and how it
behaves within a given environment.
The medical community, by and large agrees
to the concept of human mind being split into two – conscious and subconscious.
In the recent past, with many doctors vouching for hidden powers of
subconscious mind, research on this area is gathering sufficient attention.
It
is rather intriguing to know particularly the nature of subconscious mind and
its latent powers. Affirmations is one of them.
Affirmations are nothing but statements in
your familiar language said repeatedly with supreme confidence.
There have been
numerous real-life situations recorded wherein people have got the benefit of
this tool.
The mechanism of affirmation is coupled with
that of subconscious mind. It is said that the subconscious mind doesn’t know
what is wrong and what is right. It does not care about what is real and what
is dream.
It just accepts what is being told as reality. So, affirmation helps
in programming the subconscious mind to make it believe the uttered words.
Affirmations can be simple sentences. Click here to get a glimpse of a few affirmations that you can start using in your daily life. As you apply it into practice, you can observe that the affirmations will only
work if subconscious fully accepts what is being impressed upon it. And as
noted earlier, it doesn’t know to differentiate – good or bad, right or wrong,
beneficial or harmful.
So, we need to be extremely careful while framing the
affirmation. We must be sure that there are no conflicts within the
affirmations that we use as well as they create a positive effect into our
surroundings.
The infographic here provides an overview of
how you can create your own affirmations that will work for you.
To get best results, speak out the statement(s) aloud a few
times each day. Also start visualizing the affirmation from the bottom of your
heart.
Monitor the changes that happen in your life
after you start religiously practicing the affirmations. If you sense there is
less or, worse, negative impact then relook at your affirmation.
You may have
to refer to a dictionary and replace the words that you have used in the
current statement. Bring in the positive vibes, work on the tense, reword the
sentence and apply it again. With dedication, you will be able to master this
wonderful tool to enrich your life.
What are the affirmations
that you find useful? What are your observations about creating good &
working affirmations?
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