How to lose fear of failure

One of the basic reasons people don't attemp new things is because they're afraid. Afraid of its outcome. This may be taken as an indicator that they're having foresight, but that might not be the true case.

They're just letting an imaginary fear take over their thoughts and prevent them from actually doing something.

They end up as lambs to the slaughter, like countless other humans who spend all their lives doing what everyone else does, nothing different, and die a unnoticed death, unremembered and uncared for, an unknown entity that walked the Earth.

Compare this with "successful" and "famous" persons, and you instantly realize what they had and what got them to where they are.

It's entirely psychological

Where does this fear have it roots?

From the person's past experiences. 

Why does this fear arise?

This fear arises because you strive subconsciously for a good outcome, and you also have suffered an experience which was unsatisfactory in your past, while attempting a new challenge.

How to overcome this fear?

Approach things with an open mind. Don't let any misconceptions drag you down.

Think of it, how will you fail, if you don't even attempt to actually DO something?

There were two athletes. It was the olympics. They were discussing their tactics, and their target for the ongoing competition.

Both weren't well known athletes, they hadn't set records earlier, but they were considered promising and capable.

One said to the another, "Hey, I'm aiming to set a new world record today."

The other mocked him. "How will you? You haven't even come close to doing that anytime in your history. Stop thinking like a frog in the well. Be like me, I'll just cross the minimum mark for qualifying."

The competition got over. You might have guessed what would've happened.

The person aiming for setting a new record, though he came close to it, WON the competition, atleast. He set a new benchmark for him, for his sporting career, one that he could work upon.

The other person, the one who just wanted to qualify, was unable to attain the minimum requirements to qualify itself. Why? Because he set himself an abysmal objective.

The successful person on the other hand, though having set a far flung objective, atleast managed in coming close to it.

What does this tell us?

Set Your Goals to the maximum limit possible.

You might have come across the expression, "Aim for the skies!"

The true meaning of this expression is that, if one aims for the skies, one might atleast move satisfactorily on the ground.

What would happen, if you aim for the stars?

Simple. You'll be soaring in the skies!

So, think expansively, aim high. Remember, there are no limits, the limits are only meant to be broken!