http://www.betizuka.com/archives/why-are-we-so-afraid-of-failure/ Keeping Healthy Levels of Insanity Since 2001 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:08:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.betizuka.com/archives/why-are-we-so-afraid-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-25643 Krissy Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:36:32 +0000 http://www.betizuka.com/?p=3346#comment-25643 I remember back when Andrea started high school there was a big banner reading "Failure is Not an Option." At orientation night I wanted so badly to stand up and say "Uh... failure is always an option." lol. Bea - I've got a new blog you're welcome to visit. :) I remember back when Andrea started high school there was a big banner reading “Failure is Not an Option.” At orientation night I wanted so badly to stand up and say “Uh… failure is always an option.” lol. Bea – I’ve got a new blog you’re welcome to visit. :)

]]> http://www.betizuka.com/archives/why-are-we-so-afraid-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-25630 Cara Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:14:19 +0000 http://www.betizuka.com/?p=3346#comment-25630 I agree with you - I was expected to excel at everything I tried (lest I make my parents look foolish) and now I have a crippling fear of failure. My sibling also never seemed to try anything that didn't guarantee success. How I wished I tried more things just to see if I liked them, not whether I was any good at them. I agree with you – I was expected to excel at everything I tried (lest I make my parents look foolish) and now I have a crippling fear of failure. My sibling also never seemed to try anything that didn’t guarantee success. How I wished I tried more things just to see if I liked them, not whether I was any good at them.

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