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My fear of failure


Hi there! Welcome to the fourth episode of my blog. Today I'll be writing about a topic that has been overdue for quite some time now, my fear of failing. However, I did not understand what it actually meant until I felt it. Simply put, it is the fear that one might fail even before attempting something new for the first time. Today I want to share with you how I am overcoming my fear of failure one day at a time and making it my strength.

Understanding what causes the fear is the first step towards overcoming it and thus after days of research and several sleepless nights, just kidding! But I did give myself some time off from my daily hustle during which I found a few reasons that caused my fear.  Also, I realized that sometimes all we need is a little break from our mundane tasks and lots of snacks to sort out our lives. Anyway, here I am mentioning a few of them, something that-according to me-are the most common ones.

First one being, I compared my work with others a little too much and judged myself harshly almost all the time. I assumed that this was something I had to do often to be a better artist!! Whenever I used to start an artwork, I used to mentally compare my finished artwork with others (the heights of it!) and thought that my art was not satisfactory. A lot many times I felt not being good enough in comparison to the amazing artists out there! The second reason is that I doubted my decisions a lot. And this was more a consequence of my first reason/cause. If I had to put it in one sentence, it was that I simply did not value myself and my self-faith (self-worth) was close to zero. 

 So those were the things holding me back, now, I give you the takeaway. Understanding the problem takes you one step closer to solve it. And the next step is to acknowledge that this is a gradual process and not magic. Now that I understood why my fear got the best of me, I started working on ways how I could overcome it. I started by appreciating myself and my artwork. It was not easy, but one thing I knew, the more I understood my self-worth, the more I realized that art was not meant to be compared or judged and so are human beings. Each art is unique and so are homo sapiens. All we need is to be a better version of ourselves each day.  Now this has made all the difference in my life. Not only I stopped comparing myself or my art with others, but I became more confident with each passing day! Now when I start any artwork, I don’t overthink and compare it with that of my fellow artists, all I do is let my creativity take over and enjoy and learn in the process. 

Now let me tell you, it’s not all unicorns and rainbows. All days are not happy days! This is a journey, and I am taking on one day at a time, be it a happy one or a sad. It has not been a climbing graph for me. I am still working on it and will continue to do so. Some days are just like the old ones, I feel less confident and doubtful! I feel like I will fail at anything I do. Then I remind myself, maybe some days are meant to be so, just to make us stronger and tougher and to fight our fears. 

And that’s how each day I have been challenging my fear.

That’s all for today…

See you until next time.

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