4 questions you should ask about fear of failure

It happens all the time.

It starts with millions of ideas that cascade onto the table during the first brainstorming.

But then it will happen to you too.

And be prepared to deal with it because it could happen very often. Especially at the beginning.

Firsty is a new project, a new business, a new adventure .. but then a voice stuck in your head will start pounding you relentlessly asking you

"what the hell are you doing?"

And you can accept the idea that there will always be someone better than us, that we are not good enough, that we are cheaters and that sooner or later they will find out how worthless we are (#impostorsyndrome) or you can decide to have some form of control over your thoughts and also begin to take some responsibility towards a potential success but also towards a possible (and undesirable) failure.

Before any business plan, there is one fundamental thing we must do. We must first of all believe (and really believe it) that the success that will result from this new project is something we deserve.

Let's start.

1. Make a list of all those fears that arise in you every time you think about your project: economic fears, anxieties related to potential failure or even success. Practical fears such as "my project will not exceed one year of life and I will have to think of a plan B" or "my idea is not so original".

2. Now try to write the worst-case scenario that could materialize if these situations really arose.
   These are your worst fears.
   Set them aside.

3. Now rewrite each fear but this time associate what could happen if instead an optimal situation develops for you.

   For example, "my project will not exceed the year of life but during this year I will immerse myself even more in a new reality, I will learn new things and above all, I will meet new people who may be able to take me to the next step" or "my idea it's not so original because there may be people who have already developed a project similar to mine, but then I'll take a cue from them and maybe a partnership could start".

4. What can you concretely do to stem the fears you have listed?
   Be as specific as possible.
   For example:

• Give me micro goals to achieve in the short term

• Review my target weekly

• Prepare a list of people I can contact who have already started their own business for advice

• List all those activities similar to mine and try to find an element that is missing and focus on that

(In this way you are showing yourself that these tragic scenarios that you have built in your mind are not that scary and that you are capable of achieving your goal instead.)

If we don't get rid of the "I'm not good enough", "there will be someone who has already launched my project into the world", "how will friends or relatives judge me if I fail?" we will prevent ourselves from being successful, sabotaging the business strategy we want to implement.