1) The supportive sounds from the audience - Todd Carty's staying upright in spite of shakiness seemed to bring the house down! Imagine if you had that kind of support in your life?
2) Before and after elements - they're unable to stay upright, sweaty, feeling hopeless, dishevelled and unmade up in the video clips but then glide on looking glamourous and able to do anything on the night.
3) Their courage - I'd never heard of Michael Underwood but when he cried, I cried (just a little!). To recover from the trauma of a bad fall and injury and go back out there...
4) ... As Michael's professional skater partner Melanie Lambert said, "Basically, in skating, you have to fall. That's how we learn."
How can you use these men and women as inspiration to reach your own life goals?
Didn't get the last job / promotion you wanted? What can you learn from the experience? How can you do better next time?
Pretend the world is your ice rink. Are you going to hold onto the edges and never let go or start taking some risks and possibly fly?
© Eve Menezes Cunnigham / www.applecoaching.com 2009.
Showing posts with label fear of failure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fear of failure. Show all posts
Monday, 12 January 2009
Thursday, 18 September 2008
Low risk ways to handle fear of failure
Many of my clients worry about failure. Some find it so unacceptable, they refuse (at first) to put themselves in any circumstance that may include failure of any kind.
If you feel like this, treat overcoming your fear of failure as you would a goal you were working towards. Break down a big fear (humiliating yourself in front of the entire board during a presentation or meeting at work) into smaller steps until you have a low risk option you can practice (maybe introducing yourself to a neighbour you've never spoken to).
Practice taking chances in low risk ways. If you always watch rom coms or action adventures, experiment with foreign films or thrillers. If you always order the same thing from your favourite takeaway, try something different from their menu. Or try a different takeaway place.
What low risk ways can you think of to help you experiment more and, ultimately, fear failure far less?
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© Eve Menezes Cunningham / http://www.applecoaching.com/ 2008.
If you feel like this, treat overcoming your fear of failure as you would a goal you were working towards. Break down a big fear (humiliating yourself in front of the entire board during a presentation or meeting at work) into smaller steps until you have a low risk option you can practice (maybe introducing yourself to a neighbour you've never spoken to).
Practice taking chances in low risk ways. If you always watch rom coms or action adventures, experiment with foreign films or thrillers. If you always order the same thing from your favourite takeaway, try something different from their menu. Or try a different takeaway place.
What low risk ways can you think of to help you experiment more and, ultimately, fear failure far less?
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© Eve Menezes Cunningham / http://www.applecoaching.com/ 2008.
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