Paulo Coelho - The Fear Of Failure
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure
-Paulo Coelho
About Paulo Coelho
He is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist born 24 August 1947.
Coelho's works have been translated into about 80 languages and have been published in more than 170 countries and territories, and more than 145 million copies are sold. He has been nominated for several literary prizes and awards in different countries, such as the 2003 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for Veronika Decides to Die.
He is best known for The Alchemist - a novel believed to have been printed in over 11 million copies and translated into more than 40 languages. It is a story about a shepherd boy's journey through North Africa and his awakening to life.
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The Alchemist
Adventure of a boy named Santiago. He dreams in a ruined church that there is treasure under the Egyptian pyramids for lots of times. In order to find the treasure, Santiago leave and start his trip...
This work is adapted in different other ways, such as a graphic novel version adapted by Derek Ruiz and with artwork by Daniel Sampere in 2010, Alchemist's Symphony by the young Walter Taieb in 1997, theatrical adaptation in 2002, etc. The wide adaptation of the book let more and more people knowing this work, which also spread Coelho's name all over the world in other areas.
During the journey, the boy meets various people and events and makes different choices that lead him to his final destination. What he saw and heard along the way, as well as the insights he gained from it, brought us different inspirations.
About The Fear Of Failure
Fear of failure is a common human emotion. Some people with severe fears may even develop atypical phobias. Of course, this is a serious example, but the fear of failure in general can also be an obstacle on the way to achieving our dreams.
"Failure is the Mother of Success"(失敗乃成功之母)-- ancient Chinese proverb
No need to be scared of failure!
We can learn from every failure we have encountered before and then use them as a step toward success. If we are afraid and then do not try to go to the next step, we can never move forward and be success.
What should we do to overcome failure?
Breaking our goals into different steps can reduce the time and difficulty between each small goal, thus reducing our mental stress. And the joy we feel when we reach each small goal can help us reduce the fear of the unknown of reaching the final goal.
To alleviate the fear of imagined failure, we can develop various responses to the possibility of imagined failure. If we are prepared, we can overcome our fear of failure. Therefore, we also need to learn a variety of knowledge and skills, while maintaining good health, only with a good condition of their own, we can face the unknown difficulties when still full of confidence.
