Chemistry form four Past papers
The fear of failure in exams
There are two greatest detours that normally prevent people from succeeding; "Fear and Failure". Fear breeds inaction; Inaction leads to lack of experience; Lack of experience fosters ignorance; and Ignorance breeds fear. Fear also causes procrastination. “Fear causes people to draw back from situations; it brings on mediocrity; it dulls creativity; it sets one up to be a loser in life.” Fear robs us of our potential and prevents us from moving forward toward our purpose in life and success.
We all have fears. Nine out of ten people are terrified by the thought of speaking before groups. Some don’t like insects. Others fear heights, deep water, financial problems, aging, or loneliness.
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Tips On How to Overcome Fear
When it comes to dealing with fear, you have three choices.- First, you can try to avoid it altogether. But that means staying away from every known or potential fear-producing person, place, thing, or situation. That’s neither practical nor productive. If you move tentatively from place to place, always worrying that around the next corner you’ll come face-to-face with something that could cause you to fear, you will be tied into knots.
- A second way to deal with fear is to hope that it will go away. But that’s like hoping for a fairy godmother to rescue you.
- Third way is to deal with fear, and that is to face it and overcome it. In the end, that’s the only method that really works. Here is a strategy to help you face the fear:-
Most of the fears we face every day are not based on facts. They are generated by our feelings. For example, a study conducted by the University of Michigan showed the following:
- 60 percent of our fears are totally unwarranted; they never come to pass.
- 20 percent of our fears are focused on our past, which is completely out of our control.
- 10 percent of our fears are based on things so petty that they make no difference in our lives.
- Of the remaining 10 percent, only 4 to 5 percent could be considered justifiable.1
2. Admit Your Fears
The best thing to do in the case of your few justifiable fears (5 percent or less) is to acknowledge them and keep moving forward. You must realize that the things you fear will come true or they won’t. And your fear will not positively affect the outcome.
The bottom line is that you have a choice. You can feed your fears, or you can starve them. Both fear and faith will be with you every minute of every day. But the emotion that you continually act on the one you feed dominates your life. Acting on the right emotion lifts you to success, while acting on the wrong one starts you on a disheartening detour.
Successful person who keeps growing, taking risks, and moving forward feels the same feelings of fear as the one who allows fear to stop him. The difference comes because one doesn’t let fear dominate, while the other does.