Overcoming The Fear Of Failure

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Other Faces Include Becoming
indecisive
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Other Faces Include Becoming
indecisive workaholic
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Other Faces Include Becoming
indecisive workaholic perfectionist
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Fear of Failing increases with success.
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Fear of Failing increases with success.
The fear of failure is most severe among
talented people. Orange County Register
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How to Respond When Fearing Failure!
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How to Respond When Fearing Failure!
Blame self or others?
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How to Respond When Fearing Failure!
Blame self or others?
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turn to 2 Corinthians 4 page 1144 in Worship
Center Bible
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(v.7a)
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James 32 We all stumble in many ways.
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James 32 We all stumble in many ways.
Eccl. 720 (GN) There is no one on earth who
does what is right all the time and never makes a
mistake.
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Failure is far more common than success,
poverty is more prevalent than wealth, and
disappointment more normal than arrival. The
increase of suicides, alcoholics, and even some
forms of nervous breakdowns is evidence that many
people are training for success when they should
be training for failure.
J. Wallace Hamilton (Leadership)
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THE FEAR CYCLE
Causes

• negative past experiences.

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THE FEAR CYCLE
Causes

• negative past experiences.

Effects

• self-demotion

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THE FEAR CYCLE
Causes

• negative past experiences.

Effects

• self-demotion
• self-pity

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THE FEAR CYCLE
Causes

• negative past experiences.

Effects

• self-demotion
• self-pity
• feelings of hopelessness

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THE FEAR CYCLE
Causes

• negative past experiences.

Effects

• self-demotion
• self-pity
• feelings of hopelessness
• making excuses

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A person can fall down many times, but he
wont be a failure until he says that somebody
pushed him. In fact, the person who makes a
mistake, then offers an excuse for it, adds a
second mistake to his first. A person can break
out of the fear cycle only by taking personal
responsibility for his inaction.
John Maxwell
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Proverbs 2416 (GN) No matter how often an
honest man falls he always gets up again.
Youre never a failure till you stop trying.
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Mozarts opera too noisy, too many notes
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Mozarts opera too noisy, too many notes
Van Gough only sold one painting
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Mozarts opera too noisy, too many notes
Van Gough only sold one painting
Edison considered unteachable
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Mozarts opera too noisy, too many notes
Van Gough only sold one painting
Edison considered unteachable
Einstein never amount to much
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Washington lost 2 out of 3 of his battles
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Washington lost 2 out of 3 of his battles
Napoleon 42nd in a class of 43
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Washington lost 2 out of 3 of his battles
Napoleon 42nd in a class of 43
R.P. Macy failed 7 times at retailing
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Washington lost 2 out of 3 of his battles
Napoleon 42nd in a class of 43
R.P. Macy failed 7 times at retailing
John Creasy 753 publisher rejections
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Successful Entrepreneurs
average 3.8 failures 1st
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Sergio Zyman
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Sergio Zyman
--inventor of New Coke
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Sergio Zyman
--inventor of New Coke
Was it a failure?
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Sergio Zyman
--inventor of New Coke
Was it a failure?
No, categorically. A blunder, a misstep, a bust
that didnt work, absolutely, but not a failure,
because the totality of the action ended up being
positive. Ultimately the return of Coke as
Coca-Cola Classic made the company stronger.
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Erma Bombeck
I speak at college commencements, and I
tell everyone Im up there and theyre down
there, not because of my successes, but my
failures. Then I proceed to spin them off
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Erma Bombeck

• a comedy record album that sold 2 copies
• in Beirut
• a sitcom that lasted about as long as a donut in
  our house
• a Broadway play that never saw Broadway
• a book signing where I attracted 2 people
• one who asked directions to the restroom and
  the other who wanted to buy the desk.

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Erma Bombeck
What you have to tell yourself is, Im not a
failure. I just failed at doing some things.
Theres a big difference.
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Remind Yourself that Everybody Fails!
Refuse to Quit! (v.8-9)
Recognize the Benefits of Failure!
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• God uses your failures to
• help others (v.7b)

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• God uses your failures to
• help others (v.7b)

(2 Cor. 14-6 129-10)
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God uses your failures to

• help others
• teach you

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Proverbs 2915 The rod of correction imparts
wisdom.
God uses your failures to teach you
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Rick Pitano (NBA Coach) Failure is good. Its
fertilizer. Everything Ive learned about
coaching Ive learned from making mistakes.
God uses your failures to teach you
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turn to Romans 5 page 1116 in Worship Center Bible
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God uses your failures to

• teach you

to learn persistence (v.3)
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John Maxwell All roads to achievement lead
through the land of failure. Herbert V. Brocknow
The fellow who never makes a mistake takes his
orders from one who does. Eloise Ristad
(Musicologist) When we give ourselves permission
to fail, we at the same time give ourselves
permission to excel.
God uses your failures to teach you to learn
persistence.
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God uses your failures to

• help others
• teach you
• strengthen you (v.3-4a)

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v.3-4a (LB) We can rejoice when we run into
problems and trialsfor we know that they are
good for us. They develop strength of character.
God uses your failures to strengthen you.
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God uses your failures to

• strengthen you

to develop inner character (v.4a)
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But I just cant get motivated to
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But I just cant get motivated to
Dr. Jerome Bruner (Harvard Psychologist Youre
more likely to act yourself into feeling than
feel yourself into action.
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God uses your failures to

• help others
• teach you
• strengthen you
• motivate you

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Proverbs 2030 (GN) Sometimes it takes a painful
situation to make us change our ways.
Elijah (1 Kings 17)
God uses your failures to motivate you.
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Proverbs 2030 (GN) Sometimes it takes a painful
situation to make us change our ways.
God uses your failures to motivate you.
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God uses your failures to

• motivate you

to fill you with hope (v.4b-5)
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Remind Yourself that Everybody Fails!
Refuse to Quit! (v.8-9)
Recognize the Benefits of Failure!
Relax in Gods Grace!
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• Requires you to have
• peace with God (v.1)

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• Requires you to have
• peace with God (v.1)
• Only available through
• faith in Jesus (v.6-8)

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Psalms 10314 God knows what were made of. He
remembers that were dust.
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• Realize Gods love for you is graced based.
• It has no forgiveness limits.
• It has no performance requirements

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Col. 214 (NCV) God canceled our debt which
listed all the rules we failed to follow. He took
away that record with its rules and nailed it to
the cross.

• Realize Gods love for you is graced based.
• It has no forgiveness limits.
• It has no performance requirements

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Realize youre a trophy of Gods grace in
progress.
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Realize youre a trophy of Gods grace in
progress.
Fear can paralyze your progress.
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Realize youre a trophy of Gods grace in
progress.
Fear can paralyze your progress.
Parable of the TalentsMatthew 2514-30
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Whats The Fear Of Failure KEEPING YOU FROM?
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Whats The Fear Of Failure KEEPING YOU FROM?

• Remind Yourself that Everybody Fails!
• Refuse to Quit!

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Whats The Fear Of Failure KEEPING YOU FROM?

• Remind Yourself that Everybody Fails!
• Refuse to Quit!
• Recognize the Benefits of Failure!
• Relax in Gods Grace!

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THERES ONLY ONE Failure to Fear
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THERES ONLY ONE Failure to Fear
Hebrews 1215 (NCV) Be careful that no one fails
to receive Gods grace.
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