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[JustinC]

I am so incredibly afraid of failure. The fear of failure is something most of us are afraid of, but the question is why? To me it�s about weakness, and that I still, despite all the work I put into destroying the concept of weakness, associate failure so strongly with weakness. That annoys me. Not the fear of failure itself, but that it�s the concept of weakness that scares me. Maybe it is because I have such strong bonds with weakness already, and that being the reason why I want to work so hard towards extinguishing it.

The fear of failure is not rational. No fear is. Or rather, it is, but not to our minds. It�s our bodies that, with hormones and signals, tell us when it�s time to get ready to flee to safety. That�s when fear is crucial for us. That�s when it�s needed of our bodies to react. That�s when it matters. The reason I am so incredibly afraid of failing is because it matters. It matters to me. I need and want to be good at what I do. But this is when the story changes, and this is what I need to remember. I am not supposed to be good at what I do. Not now. There�s a reason why this is called EFL. It�s because we have talent, but something they should have told us at orientation was �Success is 10 % talent, and 90 % hard work.� We are not finished products. I am definately not a finished product.

But I am dedicated. And I will work my ass off. I will accept the failures, and I will cherish success. And most of all, I will learn.

Thanks to Tommy Lagestam

[Dodge7]

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[YTMND]

I didn't even think about failure until my first job in Japan, where there were a bunch of complete jerks from Australia running the ship who wanted every American out of the school because George Bush was president. My Australian roommates though were completely different and I was able to get a new job after 3 months. That was also run by an Australian owner, and the Australian manager was completely different too. I worked there for 3.5 years

You need to accept this "failure" label. My last school and I agreed to end my contract early. They didn't want to pay for June. I wanted my airfare money. Then, the talk about how my students "didn't like" me came up. What a coincidence. I signed a 14 month contract, and when I finish up the 13th month, the school then says I am a failure and doesn't want to pay airfare or the 14th month? (It's like the 11th month firings)

The problem isn't really going to be you, it's money and what the school can get out of paying you. For every 1,200,000 they can get out of paying, that's 100,000 less compared to your salary. Keep this in mind and don't worry about failure.

Focus on always making better lessons and helping students. Sometimes it's just a matter of remembering a key grammar point at the right time. Other times, you need to connect with the students.

[krnpowr]

Success is a lot more than just talent and effort. In fact, those are just two of many variables that are essential for success. Some of the other key variables are: timing, opportunity, networking, connections, and luck. Malcolm Gladwell goes over these key components in his book Outliers.

[young_clinton]

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