Fear is one of the 6 types of Basic Emotions. Most people spend their lives living in fear. The fear of the unknown. Far too many children place limits on their ability due to fear.
To effectively defeat fear, you must learn to respond to fear rather than reacting to it.
Practice the three-step pause practice.
Step 1: Know when fear is arising and use words of affirmations
Step 2: Be prepared to meet fear
Step 3: Do it anyway.
The fear of failing is strong but if you practice the three-step pause practice, you will be able to respond to fear rather than react to it.