Gearing up for the kids to arrive

July 9, 2013
Well tomorrow I will head to Napanee to take Mom for her pacemaker check then I will be heading back on Thursday with my nieces and nephew. I am sure we will have a great time. They are looking forward to swimming, biking and touring a few museums. I think I am ready, just a few grocery items to pick up today and we will be all set.
This morning I did my usual work out at the gym on the elliptical machine. I was reading an article on the fear of failure, so I thought I would make that my topic for today.

Fear of Failure

Sometimes we are faced with challenges we are unprepared for of feel unable to cope with. Our motivation is not always to succeed - sometimes it is to avoid failure. In trying to avoid failing we gain strategies to reduce any negative feelings associated with the outcome of failing.

The motivation to act due to fear of failing can be caused by a variety of factors in our lives. Individuals who are motivated to avoid failure will tend to use some or all of the following strategies for different tasks involved in a weight loss program.

1. Undertake easy tasks and avoid the more difficult ones. This will make it easier to succeed.
2. Invest little effort in the tasks that have been set for them. So they blame the results on their lack of effort and not their abilities.
3. Undertake only the overly difficult tasks, so that failure is due to the difficulty of the task, not the individuals efforts or abilities.
4. Cheat
5. Taking on to many of the tasks, failure is due to being overloaded with work.

Fear of failure is often a learned response to the expectations we place upon ourselves or the expectations of those close around us have for us. Discussing this with a suitable qualified person can offer significant advances in setting up the ideal cognitive conditions for weight loss.
Do you have a fear of failure?
Do you sabotage yourself or allow others to sabotage your efforts?
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