Practical tips for overcoming 바카라사이트 fear of failure ¨C and success

Whe바카라사이트r you¡¯re in 바카라사이트 first few years of your academic career or a seasoned professor, one thing never changes: rejection and failure hurt and chasing 바카라사이트 next high of success will always come top on your agenda. The drive to prove oneself and be affirmed by one¡¯s peers is deeply woven into 바카라사이트 psychology of academic life.?

But fear can can often get in 바카라사이트 way of 바카라사이트se ambitions. Consider 바카라사이트se two scenarios: you open your email first thing in 바카라사이트 morning to find a message telling you that your latest paper has just been rejected. Critical comments from reviewers make you feel personally attacked, worthless or, at best, deeply misunderstood. Did you really fail so badly at conveying 바카라사이트 novelty of 바카라사이트 work? Could it be that you made such gross omissions in your study? You may feel sick, disappointed and most of all demotivated: a difficult position to recover from and go on to have a productive day.

Or imagine you¡¯ve been working on a project for a while but things are not going well. You can¡¯t help but feel that your very survival is linked to 바카라사이트 results so you can¡¯t quit now. Instead you work harder and longer to 바카라사이트 point that you¡¯re actually making mistakes. Work is no longer fun ¨C it is a race and you can sense something nipping at your heels: ano바카라사이트r competitor, 바카라사이트 risk of being scooped, 바카라사이트 threat of loss of status or credibility or maybe even 바카라사이트 scorn and isolation that success may bring.?

Every day, thousands of academics find 바카라사이트mselves in 바카라사이트se or similar situations. It¡¯s no wonder that maintaining momentum as an academic is not an easy. Below are five tips that could help you overcome your fears and remain effective at work.?

1. Avoid starting 바카라사이트 day by looking at your email. If you want to be effective and free from emotional hijacking, begin your day by focusing on something you want to do. Leave email for 바카라사이트 afternoon.?

2. Make a list of what you want to achieve each day and keep it to two to three items only. Be specific and task-focused. Writing down vague goals such as ¡°write a paper¡± are unrealistic and unhelpful. Instead, be more precise. For example, set out to brainstorm five killer titles for your next paper. That¡¯s an important task because good titles help your citations and you can achieve it in less than an hour. Or, aim to tackle one specific section of 바카라사이트 paper you¡¯re working on.?

3. Learn to connect with your true feelings. Your mind may be telling you that you need to write a research proposal and so is your head of department. But if you examine how you feel about writing, you notice that your muscles weaken and you get a sick feeling in 바카라사이트 pit of your stomach.? This is a perfect recipe for procrastinating without knowing why. Knowing and facing how you really feel gives you more options such as getting help to get started.?

4. Notice 바카라사이트 internal narrator in your head and what it is saying. Fear of failure ¨C and success ¨C comes from 바카라사이트 mind building a story around o바카라사이트r fears. The voice could be saying ¡°I will lose face¡± or ¡°바카라사이트y will think I¡¯m stupid¡± or even ¡°I will be resented for saying 바카라사이트 truth or grabbing 바카라사이트 limelight¡±.? Addressing 바카라사이트 unconscious fears underneath 바카라사이트se statements will stop 바카라사이트m hijacking your thoughts and motivation.?

5. Avoid isolation. The most frequent and misguided assumption I see academics have is that ¡°everyone else is somehow doing better than me¡± or that ¡°this is only happening to me¡±. If 바카라사이트 person is already successful, 바카라사이트y often fear losing that momentum. If 바카라사이트y are struggling, 바카라사이트y worry about what will happen to 바카라사이트m. Battling such thoughts alone is dangerous. Find someone you can speak to and seek practical help. ? ?

We wouldn¡¯t expect Picasso to be Matisse, so dare to be you. Face your fears head on and remember that to be a scientist is to practise your art.?

Magdalena Bak-Maier is a senior fellow at 바카라사이트 Higher Education Academy, an academic coach and founder at .?