Stop wasting energy on being fearful.
Fear is an emotion. It is being used mostly to correct the positions of kids and the ignorant. As we grow, we accumulate a variety of fears in our mind that make us play it safe in most of our regular affairs.
To be cautious is okay. Here, we move forward, taking all precautions. In cases of fear, we stop marching ahead and prefer to be static instead of vibrant. Fear is the belief that our actions will cause ourselves harm. It’s better to abandon the wishes to lead a life in higher orbits.
Fears in the minds of common and even high-ranking people are enumerated below:
1. Fear of incompetence:
We continuously feel we are not designed to aim high enough. A person feels he is not talented and is fit to be in a lower niche. This is called impostor syndrome.
2. Fear of onward learning:
Many people feel some kind of skill and meagre literacy are enough to meet basic needs. They never think beyond that boundary. They don’t believe learning is a never-ending process.
3. Fear of errors and mistakes:
A good number of people are full of self-doubt. They know the demerits of any area of prosperity much more than their merits. They are indecisive even in their 20s and adulthood.
3. Fear of loss of attachment:
People are attached to their home, family members, friends in the initial stages, food habits, and particular lifestyles of their place of origin to such an extent that they are afraid of life after detachment. They keep conveniences in tact at the cost of a better life after readjustment in new environments.
4. Fear of monetary loss:
Some individuals count everything on the scale of monetary gain or loss. They never understand the meaning of investment in shaping a bright future. They want immediate rewards and returns.
5. Fear of losing the images:
Many of us take all precautions to ensure that nothing happens against the traditions and practises of our society. They normally fit in instead of standing out and discovering some unknown realities. They fall in line and make no bid to keep pace with changes around them.
6. Fear of jumping into new adventures:
With the fast upgrade in technology, many new dimensions have opened up as opportunities not known to mankind half a century ago. There is a tremendous shift from manual to digital in all fields of human affairs. There is a sharp division among digital and traditional-loving people. The latter is lagging behind.
7. Fear of adverse consequences:
All actions have both good and bad consequences. People of feeble mind count bad consequences more vividly, mixing their past experiences on no more than one or two occasions while deriving possible consequences. They fail to see the roads to prosperity beyond the barriers.
8. Fear of criticism:
People who love to be praised in all circumstances never opt to go on unknown tracks. They are afraid of criticism. They don’t know people are ready with bad comments even for their amazing achievements.
9. Fear of insecurity:
This is the greatest fear in all groups, even larger ones. At the individual level, it is fear of loss of job, loss of yield in the farm, loss of relationship, encroachment on our core values, gender bias, and many other unspecified fears. At the group level, there is fear of loss of peace and stability, vague threats, divergent views, dominance of wrongs, and many others.
10. Fear of no acceptance:
It is simply a wrong assumption that people would not like what we intend to modify and improve to overcome persisting shortcomings. People would not accept our creativity. People are not ready to accept new norms. The easy formula is "First, do, and then map out the reactions." In case something goes wrong, make corrections.
Always choose good stories to make part of our struggle and refuse to accept the stories full of failures and bad endings. In one line, remember that "fear" is an input and "losing the game" is an output.