Fear Of Failure- Is That Really What You Are Afraid Of?

You’ve given someone else the job. You trust them to do it. Then you find yourself checking their work again.

The deadline is approaching. You return to the proposal, suggest another change and wonder what will happen if it falls short.

You call it fear of failure. Is that really what you are afraid of?

In this story, Nina has spent months trying to win a client. When the opportunity arrives, she asks Maya to lead the proposal. But as the deadline gets closer, Nina keeps coming back to it. What else might be at stake for her?

This Grounded Stream House Behaviour Insight is a PDF ebook containing Nina and Maya’s story, several possibilities and reflective questions to explore the thoughts and actions you associate with fear of failure.

The questions invite you to consider what you notice before checking again, what outcome concerns you, and what that outcome might mean to you.

You can reflect privately, at your own pace, and revisit your answers as your understanding develops. What you do with what you discover is up to you.

Open the preview to see whether the story and reflective questions suit what you want to explore.

For reflection and general information. Not a diagnosis, assessment or substitute for professional mental health support.