fear of failure Tag

The Great Acting Blog: “Define Your Fears”

21.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Sometimes we turn away from a project because we think we lack the tools to make it happen, or we think that if it failed it would take us down permanently. We don't feel ready. Occasionally, we go away and get the skills and confidence and...

The Great Acting Blog: “How Much Is Your Work Worth To You?”

20.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Many complain about their lot but do nothing to improve it. The conclusion here must be that, despite their protestations, they do not want change. As frustrating as it can be, there is comfort in a failing status quo. The fear is very often not of failure,...

The Great Acting Blog: “Stop Judging Experience And Expand Your Mind”

18.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

As the Stoics said, nothing is good or bad but thinking makes it so - in other words, we decide whether what happens to us, or whether what might happen to us, is good or bad. This need to judge, this need to affix a label...

The Great Acting Blog: “If Not, Then Not – There’s No Need To Panic”

01.12.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 42 Comments

Time passes and we panic that we might never accomplish our goal. We become gripped by a fear which causes us to lose our focus and clarity of thought, our effectiveness is impaired. Too often we make big life and career decisions when in this...

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