Comments on: How to Conquer Your Fears – Engineer a Low Cost of Failure http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/12/how-to-conquer-your-fears-engineer-a-low-cost-of-failure/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alfredia Than http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/12/how-to-conquer-your-fears-engineer-a-low-cost-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-400187 Alfredia Than Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:28:39 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/?p=1446#comment-400187 The most important thing i think when cooking food is to make sure you have reputable pans. It's well worth spending a bit more to have decent suacepans and knives. The most important thing i think when cooking food is to make sure you have reputable pans. It’s well worth spending a bit more to have decent suacepans and knives.

]]> By: Craig Thomas http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/12/how-to-conquer-your-fears-engineer-a-low-cost-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-383432 Craig Thomas Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:12:47 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/?p=1446#comment-383432 Nice post. Fear is a bugger to control and I like how you've pointed it out. Trademarked or not - feel the fear and do it anyway is the right course of action. :) Nice post. Fear is a bugger to control and I like how you’ve pointed it out. Trademarked or not – feel the fear and do it anyway is the right course of action. :)

]]> By: Take More Risks by Minimizing the Cost of Failing | Lawyerist http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/12/how-to-conquer-your-fears-engineer-a-low-cost-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-383232 Take More Risks by Minimizing the Cost of Failing | Lawyerist Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:02:01 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/?p=1446#comment-383232 [...] a way to succeed and way to learn. If you find yourself unable to overcome the fear of failure, try minimizing the cost of failure to give yourself that extra [...] [...] a way to succeed and way to learn. If you find yourself unable to overcome the fear of failure, try minimizing the cost of failure to give yourself that extra [...]

]]> By: Words on a page » Blog Archive » Embrace failure - A blog about writing, in its various forms http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/12/how-to-conquer-your-fears-engineer-a-low-cost-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-381519 Words on a page » Blog Archive » Embrace failure - A blog about writing, in its various forms Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:34:18 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/?p=1446#comment-381519 [...] After writing and scheduling this post, I came across this blog post about engineering a low-cost failure. Food for [...] [...] After writing and scheduling this post, I came across this blog post about engineering a low-cost failure. Food for [...]

]]> By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/12/how-to-conquer-your-fears-engineer-a-low-cost-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-381071 Scott Young Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:54:27 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/?p=1446#comment-381071 Aley, As much as I hate lawyerese and as much as I disrespect Susan Jeffers for trademarking the use of that phrase, I am actually using it to refer specifically to Jeffers' work, so I'm not appropriating the trademark. Just as if I made a reference to Coca Cola (also a trademark) in a post, that would only be a violation if I were using the name Coca Cola to refer to something else, such as my own product. -Scott Aley,

As much as I hate lawyerese and as much as I disrespect Susan Jeffers for trademarking the use of that phrase, I am actually using it to refer specifically to Jeffers’ work, so I’m not appropriating the trademark.

Just as if I made a reference to Coca Cola (also a trademark) in a post, that would only be a violation if I were using the name Coca Cola to refer to something else, such as my own product.

-Scott

]]> By: Aley http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/12/how-to-conquer-your-fears-engineer-a-low-cost-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-381041 Aley Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:28:47 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/?p=1446#comment-381041 Scott, be careful: The phrase, "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway®", is Susan Jeffer's registered trademark. If you wish to use this phrase for any purpose whatsoever, you are legally required to seek permission from Susan Jeffer. See also: http://www.susanjeffers.com/home/contact1.cfm Scott,

be careful:

The phrase, “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway®”, is Susan Jeffer’s registered trademark. If you wish to use this phrase for any purpose whatsoever, you are legally required to seek permission from Susan Jeffer.

See also: http://www.susanjeffers.com/home/contact1.cfm

]]> By: paurullan http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/12/how-to-conquer-your-fears-engineer-a-low-cost-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-381015 paurullan Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:50:56 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/?p=1446#comment-381015 Timing for this post could not have been better... in the wrong point of view. I just skipped an exam in fear of how bad I would feel if I fail it! Sincerely, not going to the test has been one of the worst decisions I have ever made. When fear begins to drag you down it is imperative to fight back. I am not talking about terrorism, I am talking on crushing your chances and hopes. Get to work everyday, do not fool yourself with bad thoughts and understand that failure is part of the game is my new mantra. Timing for this post could not have been better… in the wrong point of view. I just skipped an exam in fear of how bad I would feel if I fail it!
Sincerely, not going to the test has been one of the worst decisions I have ever made.
When fear begins to drag you down it is imperative to fight back. I am not talking about terrorism, I am talking on crushing your chances and hopes.
Get to work everyday, do not fool yourself with bad thoughts and understand that failure is part of the game is my new mantra.

]]> By: Spencer http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/12/how-to-conquer-your-fears-engineer-a-low-cost-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-380877 Spencer Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:41:15 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/?p=1446#comment-380877 While I was reading I had a thought. Fear is something that you feel some tension, take a chance, and either succeed or fail. If you fail we are taught to get back up, brush ourselves off and take another try. To stay down is failure. To get back up and try again, well that's success. That's what we are told anyway. So, here is what I was thinking. Taking a chance on a new dish in the kitchen and not doing a good job could be considered a failure. It certainly is something you could recover from and try again, thus it's not truly a failure. Other things, like creating a business, borrowing millions of dollars, or mortgaging everything in hope of becoming something bigger and better is a splended risk. To fail at that is hard to recover from. Not that you can't, it just seems more devastating. It goes beyond failure in my mind to the thought of complete disaster. What I am saying is it's the level of risk that will cause you take a risk, possibly fail, and help you decide to try again or not. A large risk may turn into a disaster and a small risk is only a failure. That is unless you try again. While I was reading I had a thought.

Fear is something that you feel some tension, take a chance, and either succeed or fail. If you fail we are taught to get back up, brush ourselves off and take another try. To stay down is failure. To get back up and try again, well that’s success. That’s what we are told anyway.

So, here is what I was thinking. Taking a chance on a new dish in the kitchen and not doing a good job could be considered a failure. It certainly is something you could recover from and try again, thus it’s not truly a failure.

Other things, like creating a business, borrowing millions of dollars, or mortgaging everything in hope of becoming something bigger and better is a splended risk. To fail at that is hard to recover from. Not that you can’t, it just seems more devastating. It goes beyond failure in my mind to the thought of complete disaster.

What I am saying is it’s the level of risk that will cause you take a risk, possibly fail, and help you decide to try again or not. A large risk may turn into a disaster and a small risk is only a failure. That is unless you try again.

]]> By: Farouk http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/12/how-to-conquer-your-fears-engineer-a-low-cost-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-379996 Farouk Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:35:27 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/?p=1446#comment-379996 i like your approach for dealing with fear i like your approach for dealing with fear

]]> By: The basic idea with entrepreneurship, and why it’s not just about entrepreneurship « Anthny http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2010/02/12/how-to-conquer-your-fears-engineer-a-low-cost-of-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-379971 The basic idea with entrepreneurship, and why it’s not just about entrepreneurship « Anthny Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:25:18 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/?p=1446#comment-379971 [...] Scott’s post here about how to conquer fear of failure. His answer is to recognize what is legitimate that the fear [...] [...] Scott’s post here about how to conquer fear of failure. His answer is to recognize what is legitimate that the fear [...]

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