‘The greatest barrier to success is fear of failure.’
Sven Eriksson
One of the barriers to trainer’s success is also ‘ fear of failure’.
What if I do not present well?
What if I don’t remember anything?
What if my knowledge on fundamentals is found to be insufficient?
What if I am unable to meet with the expectations of trainees and or observers?
What if I go blank?
What if I get tensed up?
What if I mess up all that I know?
Any one or more or all of these questions may arise in the mind of any trainer at any stage of the trainer’s career.
How to over come this fear?
Imagine that your co trainee comes to you, or your co trainee has sent these questions to you and is asking for your help.
What would you suggest him/her? What would be your advice?
Imagine Mr/Ms.A ( known to you ) in his/her place
Write down your suggestions/advice to each of these one after the other.
Imagine Mr/Ms.B, and C next, and do the same thing.
When you chose Mr/Ms A, B and C, please note that you are choosing some one as A whom you consider as best, B as some one who is good, and C as some one who is yet to grow,
This work sheet helps every trainer to overcome the fear factor.
To Do List
Trainer has to meticulously work on this with pen and paper.
A trainer has to send the above list (with inclusions if any) to other co trainees and request for their assistance.
A trainer should also volunteer to address the fear factors of other co trainers.
Advantage
While answering some one’s questions, and/or giving suggestions or advice to others, we get answers to our own questions/dilemmas/ confusions, and we start addressing and overcoming our fear.
GET -START- GO- Today is the right DAY
“Fear is common to all. No matter in which rung of the ladder you are, you cannot avoid it. Learn to face it and overcome it?”
Slamw
Training of Trainers in Mediation 
Todays blog is so relevant for daily life particularly in the present pendamic situation. Thank you 🙏
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TOTIM – 68…. overcoming fear of failure.. very well explained. Thanks a lot for sharing your experience by
such simple questions with co-trainee’s & getting back the inputs… brilliant ma’am…we shall certainly start doing it ma’am to experiment it..
Regards
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Yes ma’am. Confidence is the key. Knowledge and preparation helps in confidence building. To know ones weaknesses and overcome them also helps in confidence building . Best way to face fear is head on.
Thanks for the suggestions.
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