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Is it fear of failure, or fear of success—or both?

Is it fear of failure, or fear of success—or both?

Guest post by artist and Imaginative Storm writer Zebith Thalden

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Allegra Huston
Feb 06, 2024
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Is it fear of failure, or fear of success—or both?
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We often end our weekly Prompt of the Week session with a discussion. A few weeks ago, Zebith made the very wise observation that sometimes fear of failure and fear of success co-exist: we don't necessarily suffer from just one or the other. Fear of failure needs to be treated gently, she said, while fear of success needs a swift kick in the pants.

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