The Time Release Concept of Enthusiasm…

One of the factors that stops or I should say discourages people like us from doing what we like, what we wish, what we cherish,what we dream is the fear of failure. According to Wikipedia, People develop specific fears as a result of learning.

That’s quite strange, isn't it? When we learn something ,we acquire knowledge and Knowledge is power, we all are living in the knowledge era. Then how is it possible that the power that is Enabler is also a Disabler. To know this, we shall deep dive to know what kind of learning develops fear of failure in people.

 

• Ideas pump in Enthusiasm

People who have ideas are people who are full of enthusiasm, full of exuberance, have oozing out excitement and want to change the world.

I feel this very attitude, very attribute, very quality which differentiate them from other is the reason for their failure also. Let me explain the reasons behind my thoughts…

Once an idea clicks, the chain reaction of the idea is visualized, the air castle is ready.  The adrenaline rush is so powerful that People tend to get carried away. People get on with the task and at times miss the important aspect of execution i.e of planning and evaluation.They want to do everything at the same time and unfortunately that moment never comes. That’s how the danger of failure creeps in, and the fear of failure starts rising from its grave in the persons mind. The learning that happens typically is that you shouldn’t try new things to avoid failure. The criticism awarded by people around makes the false and discouraging learning further strong. And thus the Innovator, the Rebellion, the Creative genes, the Brain scratch is made to sleep forever. 

Now that the problem statement and the root cause analysis is ready, lets see how this can be fixed. I advocate the “Time Release Technology” used in Medicines.

• Time release technology

In medicine, there is a concept of Time Release Technology.  According to Wikipedia,

Its a mechanism used in pill tablets or capsules to dissolve slowly and release a drug over time. The advantages of sustained-release tablets or capsules are that they can often be taken less frequently than immediate-release formulations of the same drug, and that they keep steadier levels of the drug in the bloodstream.

I feel to avoid the fear of failure, one has to apply the Time Release Concept over Enthusiasm that kicks in as soon as an idea clicks. Its important to control the enthusiasm, keep the adrenaline gushing out of guts into check and get hooked to the drawing board to start the planning and the evaluation phase.  The Time Release of Enthusiasm ensures that you have the optimum levels of Enthusiasm…

In a war field, a good strategy is to fire a few bullets and check the response from the other side, make a strategy based on it and then go bang on with full strength. 

Similarly to execute plans, to transform ideas into reality, its important to keep the Enthusiasm levels in tact so that you do not get carried away…This will in turn downturn the probability of Failure and so will keep you safe from the Fear of Failure Syndrome. A good strategy is to have beta versions to boost the confidence and then have the Big Bang rollout. Lack of having beta versions is like eating the entire plate full of meals in one-go. It is for sure bound to cause digestion issues.

I hope I have been able to keep my Enthusiasm in tact while writing this post….Do let me know of you thoughts about my concept…

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